air
- noun
- /ɛr/
- High-speed international air travel that doesn't generate air pollution would constitute a major achievement.
- air travel
- air transportation
- air service
Examples
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Motion sickness is a common problem and can make air travel a misery.
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Little is known about the effects of air travel on travelers with OSAS.
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One had an awareness of size, distance, and color that air travel can never give.
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All of the villages were accessible by air and water transport; none were accessible by road.
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The Delacroy jet is waiting at the private air terminal.
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Having gone around it by air, I yearn now to traverse it by sea.
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Flying from New York to London by air takes about seven hours.
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The travel agency offers many options for air transportation within Europe.
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After much planning, they finally booked their air tickets for the vacation.
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Compounds
A branch of a country's military that uses planes to fight and protect the country
System that controls temperature and air movement inside buildings to keep people comfortable
- Specialized
A safety cushion inside a car that fills with air quickly during a crash to protect people
Harmful gases, smoke, and small particles in the air that can damage health or nature
- Specialized
Systems and weapons that protect a place from enemy aircraft or missiles
A branch of the United States military that fights in the air and space
- Specialized
A weapon launched from the ground or a ship to destroy aircraft in the sky
- Specialized
A chamber that lets people move between places with different air pressure while preventing air mixing
The part of the United States military that flies planes and defends the country in the air and space
- Archaic
A former part of the United States Army that flew military planes before the Air Force existed
- Jargon
Military aircraft protect soldiers or ships from enemy attack during an operation
A reserve force of civilian volunteers who support the United States Air Force in war and emergencies
A government officer who travels as a passenger to protect people on planes from hijacking
- Specialized
A large area of air with about the same temperature, humidity, and pressure
A machine that pushes air to a higher pressure to power tools or inflate things
- Specialized
A weapon that one plane fires to destroy another plane in the air
- Specialized
Used from a plane to attack or send messages to targets on the ground
- Jargon
A unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing
A small, highly trained group of British soldiers who do secret, dangerous missions
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Travel by air simply uses the basic meaning of moving through the air itself, as with an airplane, so it means using the open space above the ground to travel.