- aerobatics
- noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: aer- + acrobatics Date: circa 1911 spectacular flying feats and maneuvers (as rolls and dives) • aerobat noun • aerobatic adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Aerobatics — is the demonstration of flying maneuvers for training, recreation or entertainment.Many aerobatic maneuvers involve rotation of the aircraft about its longtitudinal axis (rolling) or the pitch axis (looping). Some complex maneuvers, such as a… … Wikipedia
aerobatics — (n.) aircraft tricks, trick flying, 1914, from AERO (Cf. aero ) + ending from ACROBAT (Cf. acrobat) (also see ICS (Cf. ics)). Earlier (1879) it meant the art of constructing and using airships; aerial navigation; aeronautics … Etymology dictionary
aerobatics — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. or pl. ) ▪ feats of flying performed for display. DERIVATIVES aerobatic adjective … English terms dictionary
aerobatics — [er΄ə bat′iks] pl.n. [ AERO + (ACRO)BATICS] spectacular feats done with an airplane, as loops or rolls n. the art of performing such feats; stunt flying aerobatic adj … English World dictionary
aerobatics — aerobatic, adj. /air euh bat iks/, n. 1. (used with a pl. v.) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the art or technique of performing such stunts. [1915 20; AERO + (ACRO)BATICS] * * * Sport of… … Universalium
aerobatics — [[t]e͟ərəbæ̱tɪks[/t]] N PLURAL (The form aerobatic is used as a modifier.) Aerobatics are skilful displays of flying, usually to entertain people watching from the ground … English dictionary
aerobatics — The art or action of performing aerial feats with an airplane or glider. The basic aerobatics are loops, wingovers, barrel rolls, and rolls … Aviation dictionary
Aerobatics (radio-controlled aircraft) — Aerobatics for radio controlled aircraft are basically the same aerobatic maneuvers as those being flown by full scale aircraft but performed in model scale by remote control. Turns, rolls, spins, and stalls are demonstrated in combination for… … Wikipedia
aerobatics — noun Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops … Wiktionary
aerobatics — Synonyms and related words: acrobatics, banking, chandelle, crabbing, dive, diving, fishtailing, glide, nose dive, power dive, pull up, pullout, pushdown, rolling, sideslip, spiral, stall, stunting, tactical maneuvers, volplane, zoom … Moby Thesaurus
