aeronautical

or aer·o·nau·tic

[ air-uh-naw-ti-kuh l, -not-i-kuh or air-uh-naw-tik, -not-ik ]
/ ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪ kəl, -ˈnɒt ɪ kəl or ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪk, -ˈnɒt ɪk /
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adjective

of aeronautics or aeronauts.

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Origin of aeronautical

aeronaut + -ical

OTHER WORDS FROM aeronautical

aer·o·nau·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby aeronautical

aerometeorograph, aerometer, aerometry, aeron., aeronaut, aeronautical, aeronautical engineering, aeronautics, aeroneurosis, aeronomy, aeropathy
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Words related to aeronautical

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

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British Dictionary definitions for aeronautical

aeronautical
/ (ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to aeronauts or aeronautics

Derived forms of aeronautical

aeronautically, adverb
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