Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society (1923–1967).
The 875th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 556 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).
| Lemma | Definition | Date | |
|---|
| aeroelastician | An expert or specialist in aeroelasticity. | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| bipod | A two-legged support or structure, esp. one for a light machine-gun. Also attrib. | 1938 | Go To Quotation |
| castoring | Acting as a castor (cf. castor n. 2). | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| ceramal | = cermet n. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| convertiplane | A type of aircraft combining certain features of the helicopter with those of a conventional aeroplane. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| crashworthiness | The quality in an aircraft or motor-vehicle that makes it safer in the event of a crash. | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| debug | slang. To remove faults from (a machine, system, etc.). | 1945 | Go To Quotation |
| de-ice | trans. To remove or prevent the formation of ice on (parts of an aeroplane, machine… | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| dural | Abbrev. of Duralumin n. | 1937 | Go To Quotation |
| howgozit | A graph which essentially represents the amount of fuel remaining in an aircraft in… | 1941 | Go To Quotation |
| jammer | A transmitter used for jamming. | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| Machmeter | An air-speed indicator that reads directly in Mach numbers. | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| mass-balancing | The action of adjusting a control surface to bring about a state of mass balance; the state of being mass-balanced. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| multi-engined | Having more than two engines. | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| nose-up | Performed with or having the nose directed upwards; = nose-high adj. 3. | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| omnidirectionally | In all directions. | 1950 | Go To Quotation |
| push-down | Aeronaut. A manoeuvre in which an aircraft in level flight loses altitude and then resumes level flight. rare. | 1938 | Go To Quotation |
| redding out | The process or experience of undergoing red-out (red-out n. 1). | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| state-of-the-art | Belonging or relating to the latest and most sophisticated stage of… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| stiction | = static friction n. at static n. adj. Special uses. | 1946 | Go To Quotation |
| stratospherical | = stratospheric adj. | 1938 | Go To Quotation |
| thermal | A rising current of relatively warm air, used by gliders and birds to gain height. | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| turbocharger | A supercharger driven by a turbine powered by the engine's exhaust gases. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
Back to top
