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aeronautical

or aer·o·nau·tic

[air-uh-naw-ti-kuh l, -not-i-kuh or air-uh-naw-tik, -not-ik]
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adjective

of aeronautics or aeronauts.

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RELATED WORDS

floating, aerial, soaring, flying, express, mobile, fleet, drifting, gliding, waving, streaming, flapping, winging, airy, atmospheric, ethereal, lofty, vaporous, pneumatic

Origin of aeronautical

aeronaut + -ical
Related formsaer·o·nau·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for aeronautical

Contemporary Examples of aeronautical

Historical Examples of aeronautical

  • Aeronautical engineering has become one of the recognized professions.

    Meteorology

    Charles Fitzhugh Talman

  • Baumann was already noted for his work as an aeronautical engineer.

    Zeppelin

    Harry Vissering

  • The only firm which has in Belgium the speciality of aeronautical patents.

  • Prominent figure in German aeronautical and aviation circles.

  • If you want to build an airplane, go to an aeronautical engineer.

    Test Pilot

    David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

British Dictionary definitions for aeronautical

aeronautical

adjective

of or relating to aeronauts or aeronautics
Derived Formsaeronautically, adverb
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