airworthy
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5.9
- adjective
- /ˈɛrˌwɜrði/
- Specialized
:
en condiciones de volar
- To be classified as airworthy, all safety protocols must be strictly followed during the aircraft's maintenance.
- airworthy condition
Examples
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The last airworthy Boeing 247, in United Air Lines markings at Paine Field, Washington.
Blog text (32) -
Lieutenant says it's airworthy.
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We're going to wait for help or until that plane is airworthy.
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The ongoing maintenance and operation of the aircraft in an airworthy condition and the display of the aircraft to the public.
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When those larvae mature into airworthy moths
Academic text (1995) -
On the other hand, you did it by stealing a multimillion-dollar military aircraft and flying it in such a manner that it may never be airworthy again.
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I can almost say for sure that the design is flyable; it does look airworthy, but not overly sturdy.
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The answer is nowhere, as there are only two airworthy Lancasters left of the more than 7,300 produced; the rest were shot down by Axis forces.
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The B-47 was still airworthy, and while the crew tried three times to land at Hunter Air Force Base in Georgia, the damage was too severe to guarantee that the Mark 15, Mod 0, hydrogen bomb would survive a possible belly skid.
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The engineers ensured that the vintage plane was airworthy before the flight.
Synonyms
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4.2
Safe and able to be used in the air, for example a plane or drone
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6.5
Safe enough to fly
Antonyms
- Specialized
A plane or helicopter that is not safe to fly because it fails safety checks
How Airworthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Airworthy is made from air and worthy, and worthy means 'fit' or 'suitable'. So airworthy literally means 'fit for the air', which is why it describes an aircraft that is safe and 'fit to fly'.