aeronautical engineering
noun
the branch of engineering concerned with the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft
aeronautical engineer
-
a word derived from
aeronautical engineering.
Example Sentences
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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
In 1968, she married again, this time to Larry Calvert — a World War II veteran and aeronautical engineer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2025
The phenomenon is believed to have been named by an aeronautical engineer who compared it to a traditional ice skating technique made popular in the Netherlands.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
She left Belfast to become an aeronautical engineer, designing aircraft for Rolls-Royce and Bombardier.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2023
Aeronautics’ evolution from a wobbly infancy to a strapping adolescence gave rise to the professions of aeronautical engineer and test pilot.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
