Example Sentences

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The type of diving that kingfishers do -- what researchers call "plunge-diving" -- is an aeronautic feat.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

Northrop's aeronautic systems business, which houses its new B21 Raider jet program, posted a 2% rise in sales at $2.60 billion in the second quarter.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023

“We’re looking at advanced air mobility, and expecting to certify the first of those flying taxis around the 2024 timeframe,” then-FAA Administrator Steve Dickson told an aeronautic group last November.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2022

The gauges and switch gear are of aeronautic design; and the blatty, bugs-in-your-teeth vibe as you look over the cowl will remind you of your days crop-dusting at the kibbutz, or whatever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2016

Charles isn’t remembered for his aeronautic stunts, but for the law of nature that bears his name.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife