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airport
tail
fin
rudder
fuselage
wing flap/
aileron
cockpit
nose
horizontal stabiliser BrE/
horizontal stabilizer AmE
wing
undercarriage/
landing gear
jet engine
cowling
Airbus, that can carry a large number of passengers. Its new
plane, the A380, will have two levels, and will be the largest
passenger plane in the world.
air chief 'marshal n a British airforce rank → see TABLE 3
air 'commodore n a British airforce rank → see TABLE 3
air-con,ditioning n [U] the system that uses machines
(air-conditioners) to control the temperature of the air in a
room or building to keep it cool and dry →-tioned adj: Our
offices are fully air-conditioned.
air·craft /'eəkrɑːft||'ærkræft/ n especially BrE pl. -craft a flying
machine of any type, with or without an engine: a jet
aircraft | The airline has ordered 25 new aircraft. | the aircraft
industry → see also ANTIAIRCRAFT, LIGHT AIRCRAFT
aircraft ,carrier n a WARSHIP that carries aircraft and has a
large flat surface where they can take off and land
air·craft·man /'eəkrɑːftmæn||'ærkræft-/ also
air·crafts·man /-krɑːfts-||-kræfts-/ n pl. -men /mən/ a
British airforce rank → see TABLE 3
air·crew /'eəkruː||'er-/ n [C+sing./pl. v] the pilot and others
responsible for flying an aircraft, together with those who
look after the comfort of the passengers
air·drop /'eədrɒp||'erdrɑːp/ v -pp- [T] to deliver (supplies
or soldiers) by dropping from an aircraft →airdrop n
air·fare /'eəfeə||'er-/ n the price of a journey by plane
air·field /'eəfiːld||'er-/ || also aerodrome BrE old-fash → n a
place where aircraft can land and take off which may
not have any large buildings → compare AIRPORT
Air·fix /'eəfɪks||'er-/ trademark a British company which
makes MODEL KITS of aircraft, cars, ship etc. They are espe-
cially popular with children. Some of the kits are quite small
and simple to make, and others are bigger and much more
complicated.
air·flow /'eəfləʊ||'er-/ n [U] the movement of air through or
around something
air·force /'eəfɔːs||'erfɔːrs/ n [C+sing./pl. v] the branch of a
country's military forces that is concerned with attack and
defence from the air
Air Force 'One the name of the plane that the US
President uses
Air 'France the main French AIRLINE
air ,freshener n [C,U] a substance used to make the air in a
room smell fresh, sold either in a solid form, or as a liquid in
an AEROSOL can
air·gun /'eəgʌn||'er-/ n a gun which uses strong air pressure
to fire a bullet
air·head /'eəhed||'er-/ n slang derog a foolish or stupid
person: That checkout girl was a real airhead – she couldn't
even make change from five dollars.
air·host·ess /'eə,həʊstɪs||'er-/ especially BrE || usually stew-
ardess AmE → n a woman who looks after the comfort of
the passengers in an aircraft during flight
air·i·ly /'eərɪli/ adv in a light AIRY manner; not seriously
air·ing /'eərɪŋ/ n 1 [U] the leaving of clothes, sheets etc in the
open air or in a warm place to get thoroughly dry: Give the
sheets a good airing. 2 [C usually sing.] the making public of one's
opinions, knowledge, ideas etc so that they can be freely talked
about: We had a meeting and gave the subject a good airing.
'airing ,cupboard n BrE a warm cupboard in which clothes,
sheets etc are kept → see also LINEN CUPBOARD
'air kiss n a way of greeting someone with a kiss that is near
the side of their face, but that does not touch them →air-
kiss v [I,T]
air·lane /'eəleɪn||'er-/ n a path through the air regularly
used by aircraft in flight
air·let·ter /'eə,letə||'er-/ also aerogramme n a sheet of
very thin paper already stamped for posting, on which a
letter can be written and which is then folded and stuck at
the edges and sent by air without an envelope
air·lift /'eə,lɪft||'er-/ n an operation by which large numbers
of people or large amounts of supplies are carried by aircraft,
especially to or from a place that is difficult to get to
→airlift v [T(to)] We airlifted food to the famine areas.
air·line /'eəlaɪn||'er-/ n a business that runs a regular service
for carrying passengers and goods by air
air·lin·er /'eə,laɪnə||'er-/ n old-fash a large passenger aircraft
air·lock /'eəlɒk||'erlɑːk/ n 1 a BUBBLE in a tube or pipe
that prevents the flow of a liquid 2 an enclosed space or
room into which or from which air cannot accidentally
pass, for example in a spacecraft or apparatus for working
under water
air·mail /'eəmeɪl||'er-/ n [U] 1 letters, parcels etc sent by air
→ compare SURFACE² 2 the system of sending things by air:
Send it by airmail. →airmail adv: How much would it cost to
send it airmail?
air·man /'eəmæn||'er-/, airwoman fem. → n pl. -men
/mən/ 1 a person of or below NCO rank in an airforce 2 a US
airforce rank → see TABLE 3
'air ,marshal n another name for SKY MARSHAL
'Air ,Miles 1 points that you can earn and exchange for free
plane tickets. You collect air miles by regularly using a
particular SUPERMARKET, telephone company, CREDIT CARD
etc 2 Air Miles trademark the organization that records the
number of air miles people have collected and exchanges
them for free plane tickets
air·miss /'eə,mɪs||'er-/ n a situation in which one plane
nearly crashes into another one while both are in the air
air·plane /'eəpleɪn||'er-/ AmE || aeroplane BrE → n a flying
vehicle that has at least one engine; PLANE
air·play /'eəpleɪ||'er-/ n [U] the number of times that a
particular song is played on the radio: The new single is
already getting airplay.
air·pock·et /'eə,pɒkɪt||'er,pɑː-/ n a downward flow of air in
the sky which can cause an aircraft to lose height suddenly
air·port /'eəpɔːt||'erpɔːrt/ n a place where aircraft can land
and take off, which is regularly used by paying passengers and
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