aeronautical
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adjective
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Origin of aeronautical
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Two years later, my father, Daniel, an aeronautical engineer, took a job with Lockheed Martin, a defense and aerospace manufacturer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
According to the aeronautical data provider Cirium, at least 1,560 inbound flights to the Middle East out of 3,779 were cancelled on Monday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Higher profit is supported by aeronautical price increases and increased passenger traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Bjorn Fehrm, an aeronautical analyst at consultants Leeham Company said this was "totally unacceptable".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
The room-sized machines were remaking the old models of aeronautical research; their ascendance marked the beginning of an era that promised to be even more momentous than the one ushered in by the flying machine.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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