Aeronautics

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aeronautics \A`["e]r*o*naut"ics\, n.
     The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by
     means of a balloon; a["e]rial navigation; ballooning.
     [1913 Webster] Aerophobia

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  aeronautics
       n : the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
           [syn: {astronautics}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "aeronautics":
     air service, airline, astronautics, aviation, ballooning,
     blind flying, cloud-seeding, commercial aviation, contact flying,
     cruising, flight, flying, general aviation, gliding, pilotage,
     sailing, sailplaning, soaring, winging