| air force |
the branch of a nation's armed forces that trains and fights using aircraft. |
| airship |
an aircraft that is lighter than air and can be steered. An airship has an engine and is filled with gas. |
| airstrip |
a landing strip or cleared area where aircraft land or take off; runway. An airstrip usually is not paved and does not have the workers or equipment of an airport. |
| aviator |
a person who flies an aircraft; pilot. |
| beacon |
a signal of light or radio waves that guides or warns ships or aircraft. |
| blimp |
an aircraft that holds its shape and flies because it is filled with a gas that is lighter than air; dirigible. |
| buzz |
to fly over very low in an aircraft. [1/4 definitions] |
| drone1 |
an aircraft that is controlled from a distance and does not carry pilots or passengers. Drones are used for various purposes such as taking pictures from the air, delivering supplies, fighting fires, and attacking military targets. [1/2 definitions] |
| fly1 |
to operate (an airplane or other aircraft). [2/9 definitions] |
| glider |
a light aircraft without a motor that flies on air currents. |
| hangar |
a shelter for aircraft. |
| helicopter |
a type of aircraft that is held in the air and moved along by spinning blades attached to its top side. |
| jet engine |
an engine that causes forward movement by the power of a stream of gases being forced out under pressure in the opposite direction. Jet engines are often used in aircraft. |
| jet propulsion |
a way of giving aircraft and some small ships the power to move forward. Jet propulsion forces air and hot gases under high pressure to go through a jet nozzle. |
| navigate |
to plan, manage, or control the course of (a ship, aircraft, or the like). [2/5 definitions] |
| navigation |
the act or practice of setting a course for or finding one's way to a destination, especially by ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; the act or practice of navigating. [1/2 definitions] |
| navigator |
a person who charts, sets, and steers the course of a ship or aircraft. [1/2 definitions] |
| pilot |
the operator of an aircraft. [1/3 definitions] |
| ship |
an airplane or other aircraft. [1/3 definitions] |
| starboard |
the right side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward from inside. [3/2 definitions] |
| steering wheel |
a wheel that is turned by a driver, pilot, or the like to control the direction of a land vehicle, boat, or aircraft. |