airwise

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adjective

Competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.

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Meanings

adjectiveairwise (comparative more airwise, superlative most airwise)

comparative more airwise · superlative most airwise

  1. Competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.

    ...a craft that will astonish even the most airwise of all aeronautical engineers.

    1999, Howard Mansfield, Skylark: the life, lies, and inventions of Harry Atwood
    2 more examples

    The Public Should Become Airwise. The whole question of accidents is a very tragic and deeply interesting one. The public does not understand it.

    1927, Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE journal, volume 19

    GENERAL LORE FOR THE AIRWISE. Here's a quick roundup of facts and suggestions for all airborne trippers, regardless of the type of aircraft they happen to fly...

    1979, Temple Fielding, Fielding's Europe, 1979

Origin

From air + wise.

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APA

airwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airwise

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airwise.

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