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 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION 17

air-layer 'e:z,lee-9z n. a layer or stratum of air.

airless 'eiz-tos adj. destitute of air; without air: as, *airless

space. air-level 'e:z,lev9i n. a level, or a horizontal plane or tjact

of constant altitude, in the air; a reach of atmosfere at a

certain height above the earth. air-line 'e:z,lain n. [also spelt air line}

1. a line as direct as tho drawn or st^etcht straight thru the air; a bee-line.

2. a line of transportation thru the air; an aerial line of travel or transport.

air-log 'e:z,leg n. a device for mesuring the rapidity of an airship's motion.

air-machine 'e:z-m9,$iin n. a machine designed to fly in the air; a flying^machine.

airman 'e:z-mon n. [ploral airmen'} a man skild in managing aircraft; a workman used to working en airships; a sailor of the air; an aeronaut; an aviator.

air-manometer 'eiz-ma/nemi-taz n. same meaning as air* gage.

airmanship 'e:z-m9n,$ip n. the art or skill of a good air- man; the practis of managing balloons or aircraft; aero- nautism; aeronautics; aviation.

air-mass 'e:z,ma:s n. a mass or volume of atmosfenc air.

air-mastery 'e:z,mast9-zi n. mastery of the air by man thru the attainment of the power to fly; the conquest of the air.

air-meet 'e:z,nirit n. same meaning as airtmeeting.

air-meeting 'e:z,mii-tir) n. a meeting or concourse of avia- tors for practis or races in the air; an airzmeet; a flying* meet.

airmen 'e:z-m9n n. pi. see airman.

air-meter 'ei^mii-taz n. an apparatus for mesuring the quantity or rate of flow of air.

air-mixture 'e:z,mikst$9z n. the mixture or composition of the air or atmosfere; the constitution of an air^mass.

air-naval adj. of an air navy; pertaining to aerial navies.

air-navigation 'e:z-n3evi,gee-$9n n. [also spelt air naviga- tion} navigation of the air or atmosfere; aerial navigation.

air-navigator 'e:z,naevi-get9z n. a navigator of the air; an air^sailor.

airometer ,e:z'emi-t9z. same meaning as airtmeter.

air-pilot 'et^pai-tet n. a pilot who works in the air; the pilot or driver of an airship; an aviator.

air-pipe 'e^paip n. [also spelt air pipe} an air?tube.

air-plane 'e:z,pteen n.

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