airplane mechanics
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- noun
- /ˈɛrˌpleɪn məˈkænɪks/
- Specialized
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mecánica de aviones
- After graduating, she found a job as an airplane mechanic at the local airport.
- work as airplane mechanics
Examples
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What about airplane mechanics and nuclear engineers?
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You an airplane mechanic?
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He learned airplane mechanics in trade school before starting work on private jets.
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During his training as an airplane mechanic, he gained practical experience with different aircraft models.
Synonyms
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The small steps and ways used to do something well in a skill or task
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'airplane' + 'mechanics', so a learner who knows both words will understand it refers to the mechanical aspects or the practice/people who repair or work on airplanes. This is a transparent, productivity-based combination found cross-linguistically (e.g. 'mechanique d'avion', 'mecánica de aviones'), making the meaning predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Airplane mechanics comes from combining airplane and mechanics, where mechanics means people who work on machines. Imagine someone under a plane with tools fixing an engine; that's why the phrase means the skill or work of 'building' and 'repairing' airplanes.