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aeronautical

American  
[air-uh-naw-ti-kuhl, -not-i-kuhl] / ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪ kəl, -ˈnɒt ɪ kəl /
Also aeronautic

adjective

  1. of aeronautics or aeronauts.


aeronautical British  
/ ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to aeronauts or aeronautics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of aeronautical

aeronaut + -ical

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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

In 1936 aeronautical engineer Theodore Wright discovered that costs fell in a predictable way every time production doubled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

The technology, known as Flettner rotors, were designed by aeronautical engineers led by the German inventor Anton Flettner.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

It provided public acknowledgment that she had contributed to a worthy line of inquiry and inked her fingerprints onto findings that would be circulated widely among the aeronautical community.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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