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Aircraft vs Airwise - What's the difference?

aircraft | airwise |

As a noun aircraft

is a vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

As an adjective airwise is

competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.

aircraft

Noun

(aircraft)
  • A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
  • Usage notes

    * The nonstandard plural form is in use among non-native speakers of English.

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * aircraft carrier * model aircraft * rocket aircraft

    See also

    * aeroplane (UK), airplane (US) English invariant nouns English words suffixed with -craft

    airwise

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.
  • * 1927 , Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE journal , volume 19:
  • The Public Should Become Airwise . The whole question of accidents is a very tragic and deeply interesting one. The public does not understand it.
  • * 1979 , Temple Fielding, Fielding's Europe, 1979 :
  • 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...
  • * 1999 , Howard Mansfield, Skylark: the life, lies, and inventions of Harry Atwood :
  • ...a craft that will astonish even the most airwise of all aeronautical engineers.