ground effect
aerodyne
droop
wing
lift-to-drag ratio
wake vortex
flap
pullout
rotaplane
ornithopter
taxiing
Chinese landing
stall
aircraft movement
aeriform
wing in ground effect
offwing
running load
backwash
rotorcraft
volplane
dihedral
aerotowing
mainplane
power dive
sound barrier
spoiler
upwing
sonic barrier
elevator
takeoff
air traffic
movement
pocket
VR
air pocket
break ground
overwing
airborne
air hole
bank
soaring
planesick
glide
wing bar
taildragger
sailplaning
sailing
bailout
gliding
tailstrike
in flight
slipstream
race
buffet
aeroecological
flight
airstream
wash
probe-and-drogue
roll
wingover
landing approach
groundspeed
aeroelastics
stationkeeping
sweep
heavier-than-air
spoil
skyborne
deplanement
slam dunk approach
aircraft attitude
spat
landing
wake turbulence
stunting
aerobatics
load factor
ejector
midair
stunt flying
acrobatics
sweptwing
trim
flare
FSW
washout
aerophotograph
sideslip
airdroppable
cruise
elephant walk
aerological
wing gear
aeriform
offwing
upwing
overwing
airborne
planesick
aeroecological
probe-and-drogue
heavier-than-air
skyborne
midair
sweptwing
airdroppable
aerological
ground effect
aerodyne
droop
wing
lift-to-drag ratio
wake vortex
flap
pullout
rotaplane
ornithopter
taxiing
Chinese landing
stall
aircraft movement
wing in ground effect
running load
backwash
rotorcraft
volplane
dihedral
aerotowing
mainplane
power dive
sound barrier
spoiler
sonic barrier
elevator
takeoff
air traffic
movement
pocket
VR
air pocket
air hole
bank
soaring
glide
wing bar
taildragger
sailplaning
sailing
bailout
gliding
tailstrike
slipstream
race
buffet
flight
airstream
wash
roll
wingover
landing approach
groundspeed
aeroelastics
stationkeeping
sweep
deplanement
slam dunk approach
aircraft attitude
spat
landing
wake turbulence
stunting
aerobatics
load factor
ejector
stunt flying
acrobatics
trim
flare
FSW
washout
aerophotograph
sideslip
cruise
elephant walk
wing gear
break ground
spoil
noun
- Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
- A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish
- One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
- A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly
- Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.
- A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
- Passage by flying; flight.
- A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
- Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
- A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
- A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.
- A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
- That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
- A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
- Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
- Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
- An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
- A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
- A position in several field games on either side of the field.
- One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
- The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
- A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
- One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
- A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
- Human arm.
- On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype.
- A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
- A háček.
verb
noun
- A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane, used to increase lift and drag.
- A side fin of a ray.
- A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound /ɾ/ in the standard American English pronunciation of body.
- The motion of anything broad and loose, or a sound or stroke made with it.
- Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
- A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.
- A hinged leaf.
- The labia, the vulva.
- A controversy, scandal, stir, or upset.
verb
noun
- The change of the flight of an aircraft from a dive to level or climbing flight.
- The ending of a period of surfing by navigating the board into or over the back of a wave.
- The coitus interruptus method of birth control.
- An object, such as a newspaper supplement, that can be pulled out from something else.
- A withdrawal, especially of armed forces.
- Synonym of liftout (“quotation given special visual treatment”)
- An area by the side of a road where vehicles may temporarily stop in safety. Typical pullouts allow drivers and passengers to safely exit the vehicle but rarely have additional amenities.
noun
- Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- The space left by excavation between pillars.
- A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
- A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
verb
- To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- To fatten.
- To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- To come to a standstill.
- To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To employ delaying tactics against.
noun
- The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
- The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
- The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
- The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
- The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
verb
noun
- a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
- a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
- someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
- someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
- an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
noun
- An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
- An act of emptying the bowels.
- Physical motion between points in space.
- A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
- A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
- The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
- A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.
- A large division of a larger composition.
- The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
noun
- a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
- a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
- an enclosed space
- a supply of money
- (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
- a hollow concave shape made by removing something
- a small isolated group of people
- (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
- an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
verb
noun
- The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
- An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
- The ground at the top of a shaft.
- A contiguous block of memory that is of fixed, hardware-dependent size, but often larger than a page and partitioning the memory such that two distinct banks do not overlap.
- Money; profit.
- An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
- The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc
- A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
- A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.
- An incline, a hill.
- A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
- The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
- A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
- A branch office of such an institution.
- A device used to store coins or currency.
- An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).
- A mass noun for a quantity of clouds.
- The face of the coal at which miners are working.
- An underwriter or controller of a card game.
- A set of multiple adjacent drop targets.
- A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
- A bench or seat for judges in court.
- A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.
- In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
- A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
- A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.
verb
- To put into a bank.
- To arrange or order in a row.
- To raise a mound or dike about; to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.
- To provide additional power for a train ascending a bank (incline) by attaching another locomotive.
- To conceal in the rectum for use in prison.
- To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client.
- To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
- To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
- To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.
- To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
noun
- A support strut on for the wing of an airplane.
- A sand bar or spit at the side of a river, bay, or harbor.
- One of two shallow bars on either side of the flue of a small boiler, designed to fill the space resulting from the extreme curvature of the flue.
- A band of contrasting color or of feathers with a distinct appearance that crosses a bird's wing.
noun
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- any competition
- a contest of speed
- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
- (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- a canal for a current of water
verb
noun
- The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings.
- Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
- A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind.
- A small low stool; a hassock.
- A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
verb
noun
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- an instance of traveling by air
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- the act of escaping physically
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- the path followed by an object moving through space
- a flock of flying birds
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
verb
noun
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- a thin coat of water-base paint
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
- the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
- a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
- any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
verb
- clean with some chemical process
- cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
- move by or as if by water
- be capable of being washed
- admit to testing or proof
- separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
- apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- form by erosion
- make moist
- wash or flow against
- wash by removing particles
- to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
noun
- a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
- rotary motion of an object around its own axis
- a list of names
- a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
- small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
- anything rolled up in cylindrical form
- the act of throwing dice
- walking with a swaying gait
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
verb
- move by turning over or rotating
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
- occur in soft rounded shapes
- flatten or spread with a roller
- emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
- arrange or coil around
- begin operating or running
- shape by rolling
- execute a roll, in tumbling
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- move, rock, or sway from side to side
- cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
- pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
- boil vigorously
- take the shape of a roll or cylinder
- show certain properties when being rolled
noun
noun
- The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
- Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
- The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
- Violent and general destruction.
- A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
- A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
- A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
- A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
- A single action of sweeping.
- The person who steers a dragon boat.
- A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
- Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
- A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
- An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
- A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
- In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
- A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
- Any of the blades of a windmill.
- A chimney sweep.
- The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
- A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
- A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
verb
- To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
- To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
- To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
- To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
- To strike with a long stroke.
- To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
- To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
- To travel quickly.
- To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
- To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
- To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
- To search (a place) methodically.
- To draw or drag something over.
- To play a sweep shot.
- To vacuum a carpet or rug.
- To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
verb
- To reduce the lift generated by an airplane or wing by deflecting air upwards, usually with a spoiler.
- To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
- To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.
- To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.
- Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.
- To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
noun
adj
noun
- A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear.
- A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
- A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
- A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
- A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
- An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.
- A light blow with something flat.
- The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
verb
noun
- A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space.
- That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.
- A lever for removing circuit boards from an electronic chassis.
- One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.
- ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.
noun
- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- a state of arrangement or appearance
- a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
adj
- thin and fit
- characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
- neat and smart in appearance
- severely simple in line or design
verb
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- decorate, as with ornaments
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
- be in equilibrium during a flight
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- cut closely
- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
noun
- The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.
- Bell-bottom trousers.
- A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
- A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
- A breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms.
- A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
- A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
- The increase in width of most ship hulls with increasing height above the waterline.
- A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.
- A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
- An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
- A sudden bright light.
verb
- To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
- To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas (flare gas).
- To open outward in shape.
- To blaze brightly.
- To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
- To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- To suddenly happen or intensify.
- To suddenly erupt in anger.
- To cause inflammation; to inflame.
noun
- The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing.
- An overwhelming victory; a landslide.
- An appliance designed to wash something out.
- The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid.
- The cleaning of the inside of a (locomotive) boiler to remove scale (limescale).
- A breach in a road or railway caused by flooding.
- A period between clinical treatments in which any medication delivered as the first treatment is allowed to wash out of the person before the second treatment begins.
- A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person.
- A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water.
- The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air.
- A sporting fixture or other event that could not be completed because of rain.
noun
- The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
- A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
- A flight maneuver to rapidly lose speed and/or altitude whilst not altering the aircraft's ground track.
- A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
verb
noun
- Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.
- A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
- A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group. See Cruising (driving).
- A small cup; cruse.
- A period spent in the Marine Corps.
verb
- To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
- To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.
- To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
- To sail about, especially for pleasure.
- To take part in a cruise (car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group).
- To walk while holding on to an object (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months).
- To win easily and convincingly.
- To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
noun
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