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16 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION

the movement of the atmosfere as driven aleng by the

forces acting en it. air-fight 'e:z,fait n. a fight or battle which occurs in the air

or atmosfere; an aerial battle. air-filled 'e.-^fild adj. [also spelt air?fild] fild with air, as

a fire-balloon or an air-bag.

air-fleet 'ei^ftiit n. a fleet of airships; an aerial fleet. air-flight 'e:z,fiLait n. a flight in the air; an aerial flight. air-float 'e:z,fz,oot n. a float or air-bladder in certain algae,

serving to buoy the plant up in the water; an airsvesicle. air-flow 'e:z,fi-oo n. the flow or movement of the air; the

streaming movement of the atmosfere.

air-flyer '&:z,fam-3z n. [also spelt air*flier\ a machine de- signed to fly in the air; a flymg^machine. air-flying 'e:z,iLai-it] n. the art of artificial flight thru the

air; human flight; aviation. air-friction 'ei^fsikjan n. the friction of the parts of a

moving mechanism against the surrounding air, as distm-

guisht from the friction of the beanng^surf aces ; the wind-

^age. air-gage 'e:z,geed5 n. [also spelt air-gauge} a gage or instju-

ment for mesunng the pressure of air or gases. air-gliding 'e:z,glai-dirj n. the art of gliding or skimming

thru the air. air-going 'e:z,goo-ir| adj. adapted for going into the air;

designed or fit for air-flight, er for use in the air as, *airt

going craft; *air?going artillery. airgonaut 'e:z-g3,nc:t n. an aeronaut; an Argonaut of the

air; an air^sailor. air-harbor 'e:z,ha:z-b9z n. a harbor, en the earth, for use

or shelter of airships. air-hog 'e:z,heg n. a human heg of the air; an aeronaut

who dreps sand-ballast en pedestrians, or acts as if he

ownd the whole atmosfere. airhole 'e:z,hool n. [also spelt airthole\ a hole or erifis thru

uuhich air may escape or enter. air-inflated 'e:z-in,fi.ee-tid adj. inflated or fild with air,

as a bag. air-jockey 'e:z,d3eki n. a jockey who rides in the air; the

rider or driver of an airship; an expert aviator. air- jockeying 'er^dseki-irj n. the action of jockeying or

riding skilfully in the air.

air- journey 'eiz/lsBzni n. a journey in the air; an air^ip. air-king 'e^kirj n. a king of the air; a champion aviator. air-lane V.^leen n. a lane or road thru the air; an airzroad;

an airway.

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