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trainer

trainer

8 5.8
A machine on the ground that simulates flying to teach pilots
  • noun
  • /ˈtreɪnər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : simulador de vuelo
  • Gait movements on the trainer were highly symmetrical, impact-free, and less spastic.

Examples

  • In 2004, the British company BAE Systems won a deal to sell advanced jet trainers to the Indian Air Force.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Sir, I happen to have a reconnaissance expert... from our intelligence office in Washington with us in the car and... with your permission, sir, we'd like to take that trainer and try to spot that enemy airfield.

  • Man over P.A.: Trainer, check your pilot in at the aircraft.

  • Man over P.A.: Trainer, evacuate chamber.

  • It was a jet trainer in an air show in New Zealand.

  • Okay, Kathryn, now it's your turn in the multi-axis trainer.

  • I only logged in a couple of hours in a little Beechcraft Trainer... before I got kicked out-- upstairs to become the General's aide.

  • The pilot used a trainer to practice maneuvers before flying the actual aircraft.

  • Before his first solo flight, he underwent training on the flight trainer for several hours.

  • The aviation school has a state-of-the-art trainer that simulates various flying conditions.

Synonyms

simulator
vstrainer
  • Specialized
52 5.1

A machine or program that copies real situations for training and testing

is a ground machine used specifically to train pilots rather than a general model
flight simulator
vstrainer
  • Specialized
5 3.5

A machine on the ground that copies the feeling of flying a plane for training

is focused specifically on preparing pilots rather than general training use
Link trainer
vstrainer
  • Archaic
7.7

A machine that copies how a plane moves to train pilots

is the general modern ground device used to train pilots not the early mechanical type

Compounds

A person who teaches animals to perform in shows or do work

Link trainer
  • Archaic
7.7

A machine that copies how a plane moves to train pilots

Surface Forms

trainer singular
trainers plural

Morphology

trainer = train (semi-transparent) = train + er

The suffix '-er' typically denotes someone or something that performs an action, but the specific meaning of a machine for pilot training is specialized.

Etymology

Trainer for a flight machine gets its name from the verb train, which means 'to lead' or 'teach by practice', because the machine 'leads' pilots through practice flights before they fly for real.