airmanship

[ air-muhn-ship ]

noun
  1. the knowledge and ability needed to control and navigate an aircraft.

Origin of airmanship

1
First recorded in 1860–65; air1 + -manship

Words Nearby airmanship

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How to use airmanship in a sentence

  • He had long ago arrived at the state of airmanship which makes a pilot into a sensitive inclinometer, acting every way at once.

    H.M.S. ---- | Klaxon