aerostructure

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noun

Any component or subsystem of the airframe of an aircraft

OriginEnglish structure ← Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros) ← Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr →
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Meanings

nounaerostructure (plural aerostructures)

plural aerostructures

  1. Any component or subsystem of the airframe of an aircraft

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  6. Englishaero-
  7. Englishstructure
  8. Englishaerostructure

From aero- + structure.

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APA

aerostructure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerostructure

MLA

“aerostructure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerostructure. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerostructure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerostructure.

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