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airwise

airwise adjective: competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.

Adjective

airwise (comparative more airwise, superlative most airwise)

  1. Competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.
    • The Public Should Become Airwise. The whole question of accidents is a very tragic and deeply interesting one. The public does not understand it.1927, Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE journal, volume 19
    • GENERAL LORE FOR THE AIRWISE. Here's a quick roundup of facts and suggestions for all airborne trippers, regardless of the type of aircraft they happen to fly...1979, Temple Fielding, Fielding's Europe, 1979

Forms of airwise

comparativemore airwise
superlativemost airwise

Origin of airwise

From air + wise.

Questions about airwise

What does airwise mean?
Airwise means competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.
What part of speech is airwise?
Airwise is an adjective.

Words near airwise in the dictionary

  1. airways
  2. airwell
  3. airwells
  4. airwing
  5. airwings
  6. airwise
  7. airwoman
  8. airwomen
  9. airwood
  10. airworthier
  11. airworthiest

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