Topic: AIR
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airborne
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air pocket
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airsick
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altimeter
apron
automatic pilot
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aviation
aviator
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balloon
ballooning
bank
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biplane
black box
blimp
boarding card
boarding pass
bulkhead
business class
buzz
cabin
captain
carousel
ceiling
charter flight
check-in
chock
chopper
chute
club class
contrail
control tower
co-pilot
cowling
craft
crash landing
departure lounge
departures board
dirigible
disembark
dive
economy class
eject
ejector seat
fin
flap
flier
flight
flight attendant
flight deck
flight path
flight recorder
flight simulator
fly
flyby
flyer
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flypast
free fall
fuselage
gate
glider
gliding
gondola
ground
ground control
ground crew
ground staff
hangar
hang-glider
hang-gliding
helicopter
helicopter pad
heliport
hijacking
holding pattern
hot-air balloon
hydroplane
inbound
in-flight
instrument panel
jet
jet engine
jet-propelled
jet propulsion
joystick
jumbo jet
jump jet
land
landing gear
landing strip
layover
lift
light aircraft
lounge
low-flying
microlight
monoplane
navigation
no-fly zone
nose
nosedive(n)
nosedive(v)
overfly
parachute(n)
parachute(v)
parachutist
pilot(n)
pilot(v)
pitch(n)
pitch(v)
plane
plot
pod
pressurized
prop
propeller
radio beacon
refuel
ripcord
roll(v)
roll(n)
rotor
rudder
runway
seaplane
seat belt
short-haul
ski plane
skycap
sonic boom
spoiler
steward
stewardess
strut
swept-back
swoop
tail
tailspin
take-off
taxi
terminal
test pilot
thrust
touchdown
transit lounge
transport plane
turbojet
turboprop
twin-engined
undercarriage
upgrade
vapour trail
wheel
windsock
wind tunnel
wing
wingspan
wingtip
zeppelin
Sense: 1-7, 9
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin aer, from Greek |
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Probably a translation of Italian aria; ARIA |
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air1 S1 W1

1 the mixture of gases around the Earth, that we breathe :
You need to put some air in the tyres.
gas
[uncountable]
You need to put some air in the tyres.➔ a breath of fresh air
at breath (2)3
planes
b) relating to or involving planes :
the victims of Britain's worst air disaster
the victims of Britain's worst air disaster4
be in the air
a) if a feeling is in the air, a lot of people feel it at the same time :
There was a sense of excitement in the air.
There was a sense of excitement in the air.b) to be going to happen very soon :
Change is in the air.
Change is in the air.5 if something or someone has an air of confidence, mystery etc, they seem confident, mysterious etc
She looked at him with a determined air.
appearance
[singular]
She looked at him with a determined air.6 if something is up in the air, no decision has been made about it yet :
Our trip is still very much up in the air.
be up in the air
Our trip is still very much up in the air.7 to be broadcasting on the radio or television at the present moment, or to stop broadcasting :
We'll be on air in three minutes.
be on/off (the) air
TCB
We'll be on air in three minutes.8 a simple tune, often used in the title of a piece of classical music
music
[countable]9 a way of behaving that shows someone thinks they are more important than they really are
airs
[plural] ➔ hot air, on-air