LexiTopic: Aviation & Aircraft
The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 119 words that are used in 132 different ways related to Aviation and Aircraft in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon.
The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words Related to AVIATION & AIRCRAFT in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
ABEAM*ABORTAGROUNDAIRCRAFTAIRDROPAIRFLOWAIRFOILAIRLIFTAIRMAILAIRMANAIRPORTAIRWAYALOFTAMPHIBIANAPPROACHAPRONAVIATEAVIATEDAVIATIONAVIATOR
BALLOONBANKBANKEDBANKINGBIPLANEBIRDBLIMPBLINDBOARDBOGEYBOOMBURNCABINCANARDCANOPYCAPTAINCEILINGCHORDCHUTECLEAN
COACHCOLLECTIVECONNECTCONNECTEDCONNECTIONCONTROLCOPILOTCORRIDORCRABCRAFTCYCLECYCLICDEICEDEICEDDIPPEDDIPPINGDITCHDITCHEDDIVEDIVED
DIVINGDOCKDOCKEDDRIFTDROPECHELONENVELOPEFIELDFLAPFLEETFLEWFLIGHTFLOATFLOWNFLYBYFLYINGGALLEYGANTRYGATEGLIDE
GLIDINGGONDOLAGROUNDGROUNDINGGUNPORTGYROHANGARHATCHHELIPADHOLDHULLINJECTIONJETTEDJOCKJOURNALLANDLANDEDLANDFALLLANDINGLANE
LARBOARD*LEEWAYLETDOWNLIFTLIFTOFFLIMOLOCKLOGBOOKLOGGEDLOGGINGLOOPLOOPINGLUNARMOONWALKNACELLENAVIGATION
OCTANTORBITOUTBOARD
Words Related to AVIATION & AIRCRAFT in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
Aircraft types of aircraftAirports and Ground OperationsFlight Operations and Navigation actionsFlight Personnel
On Board (Aircraft) parts of the aircraftParachutingSpace Flight
Aircraft
AIRCRAFT: a vehicle (such as an airplane or balloon) for traveling through the airAMPHIBIAN: an amphibious vehicle, especially: an airplane designed to take off from and land on either land or waterBALLOON: a bag that is filled with heated air or a gas lighter than air so as to rise and float in the atmosphere and that usually carries a suspended load (such as a gondola with passengers)BIPLANE: an aircraft with two main supporting surfaces usually placed one above the otherBIRD: a man-made object (such as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloftBLIMP: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gasBOGEY: an unidentified aircraft, especially: one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostileCANARD: an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces; also, a small airfoil in front of the wing of an aircraft that can increase the aircraft's performanceCRAFT: aircraft or spacecraftFLEET: a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified control
Airports and Ground Operations
AGROUND: on the ground (e.g., planes aloft and aground)AIRPORT: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminalAPRON: the extensive paved part of an airport immediately adjacent to the terminal area or hangarsBOARD: to go aboard (something, such as a ship, train, airplane, or bus), or to put aboard, or to get into or onto a means of transportation (such as an airplane, bus, ship, etc.), or to put or allow passengers into or onto such a means of transportationCONNECT: to meet for the transference of passengers (connecting flights); to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination (passengers connecting with international flights)CONNECTED: to meet for the transference of passengers (connecting flights); to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination (passengers connecting with international flights)CONNECTION: to meet for the transference of passengers (connecting flights); to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination (passengers connecting with international flights)DEICE: to rid or keep free of ice (deice an airplane's wings)DEICED: to rid or keep free of ice (deice an airplane's wings)FIELD: an airfieldGANTRY: a movable structure with platforms at different levels used for erecting and servicing rockets before launchingGATE: an area (as at a railroad station or an airport) for departure or arrivalHANGAR: a covered and usually enclosed area for housing and repairing aircraftHELIPAD: a heliport, a landing and takeoff place for a helicopterLIFT: to move from one place to another (as by aircraft): to transport; also, an organized movement of people, equipment, or supplies by some form of transportation, especially an airliftLIMO: a large vehicle for transporting passengers to and from an airport; shortened form of limousine; from French, literally, cloak, from Limousin, France
Flight Operations and Navigation
ABORT: the premature termination of a flight (as of an aircraft or spacecraft), a mission, or an action or procedure relating to a flightAIRFLOW: the motion of air (as around parts of an airplane in flight) relative to the surface of a body immersed in itAIRLIFT: a system of transporting cargo or passengers by aircraft often to or from an otherwise inaccessible areaAIRMAIL: the system of transporting mail by aircraft; also: the mail thus transportedAIRWAY: a designated route along which airplanes fly from airport to airport, especially: such a route equipped with navigational aids; also, an airlineALOFT: in the air, especially: in flight (as in an airplane)APPROACH: the descent of an aircraft toward a landing placeAVIATE: to navigate the air (as in an airplane)AVIATED: to navigate the air (as in an airplane)AVIATION: the operation of aircraftBANK: to incline an airplane laterallyBANKED: to incline an airplane laterallyBANKING: to incline an airplane laterallyBLIND: without seeing outside an airplane (to fly blind)BURN: the firing of a rocket engine in flightCEILING: the height above the ground from which prominent objects on the ground can be seen and identifiedCORRIDOR: a restricted lane for air trafficCRAB: the angular difference between an aircraft's course and the heading necessary to make that course in the presence of a crosswindCYCLE: a takeoff and landing of an airplaneDIPPED: of an airplane: to drop suddenly before climbingDIPPING: of an airplane: to drop suddenly before climbingDITCH: to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on waterDITCHED: to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on waterDIVE: to descend in a diveDIVED: to descend in a diveDIVING: to descend in a diveDRIFT: the lateral motion of an aircraft due to air currentsECHELON: a flight formation in which each airplane flies at a certain elevation above or below and at a certain distance behind and to the right or left of the airplane ahead; also, to form or arrange in an echelon, or to take position in an echelonENVELOPE: a set of performance limits (as of an aircraft) that may not be safely exceeded; also: the set of operating parameters that exists within these limitsFLEW: to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft; to operate (something, such as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight; to journey over or through by flying (flew the Atlantic); to transport by aircraft or spacecraft (supplies were flown in)FLIGHT: a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft; or a scheduled airplane trip; or the airplane that is making a tripFLOAT: a watertight structure giving an airplane buoyancy on waterFLOWN: to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft; to operate (something, such as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight; to journey over or through by flying (flew the Atlantic); to transport by aircraft or spacecraft (supplies were flown in)FLYBY: a prearranged usually low-altitude flight by one or more airplanes over a public gathering (such as an air show); also, a flight of a spacecraft past a celestial body (such as Mars) close enough to obtain scientific data; or a spacecraft that makes a flybyFLYING: of or relating to the operation of aircraftGLIDE: of an airplane: to descend gradually in controlled flight; also, to fly in a gliderGLIDING: of an airplane: to descend gradually in controlled flight; also, to fly in a gliderGYRO: a gyrocompass or a gyroscope, instruments used in navigation on ships and aircraftJETTED: to travel by jet airplane; to move or progress by or as if by jet propulsionJOURNAL: a log, the full record of a flight by an aircraftLAND: to bring to a landing (land an airplane)LANDED: to bring to a landing (land an airplane)LANDFALL: a sighting of land after a voyage or flight; also, the land first sighted on a voyage or flight; also, a reaching of land (as by a traveler, craft, or storm)LANDING: to bring to a landing (land an airplane)LANE: an air lane: a path customarily followed by airplanesLEEWAY: the angle between the heading and the track of an airplaneLETDOWN: the descent of an aircraft or spacecraft to the point at which a landing approach is begunLIFT: the component of the total aerodynamic force acting on an airplane or airfoil that is perpendicular to the relative wind and that for an airplane constitutes the upward force that opposes the pull of gravity; also, an updraft that can be used to increase altitude (as of a sailplane) (or hawk)LOGBOOK: a log: the full record of a flight by an aircraftLOGGED: to sail a ship or fly an airplane for (an indicated distance or period of time) (to log x sailing or flying hours)LOGGING: to sail a ship or fly an airplane for (an indicated distance or period of time) (to log x sailing or flying hours)LOOP: a circular airplane maneuver executed in the vertical plane; also, to execute a loop in an airplaneLOOPING: a circular airplane maneuver executed in the vertical plane; also, to execute a loop in an airplaneNAVIGATION: the act or practice of navigating, to steer a course through a medium, specifically: to operate an airplane (navigate by instrument)
OCTANT: an instrument for observing altitudes of a celestial body from a moving ship or aircraft
Flight Personnel
AIRMAN: a civilian or military pilot, aviator, or aviation technicianAVIATOR: the operator or pilot of an aircraft and especially an airplaneCAPTAIN: a senior pilot who commands the crew of an airplanCOPILOT: a qualified pilot who assists or relieves the pilot but is not in commandGROUND: to restrict to the ground, to ground a pilotGROUNDING: to restrict to the ground, to ground a pilotJOCK: a pilot, especially: a fighter pilot
On Board (Aircraft)
ABEAM*: off to the side of a ship or plane especially at a right angle to the middle of the ship or plane's lengthAIRFOIL: a body (such as an airplane wing or propeller blade) designed to provide a desired reaction force when in motion relative to the surrounding airBOOM: a spar or outrigger connecting the tail surfaces and the main supporting structure of an aircraftCABIN: the passenger or cargo compartment of a vehicle (such as an airplane or automobile); also c: the crew compartment of an exploratory vehicle (such as a spacecraft)CANOPY: the transparent enclosure over an airplane cockpitCHORD: the straight line distance joining the leading and trailing edges of an airfoilCLEAN: free from external hindrances to smooth flow (as of water or air) (a clean airplane, a ship with a clean bottom)COACH: coach seat: a class of passenger air transportation at a lower fare than first classCOLLECTIVE: a helicopter control system governing liftCYCLIC: a helicopter control that governs horizontal thrust by adjusting the pitch of individual rotor blades during their rotationENVELOPE: the outer covering of an aerostat, a lighter-than-air aircraft (such as a balloon or blimp); the bag containing the gas in a balloon or airshipFLAP: a movable auxiliary airfoil usually attached to an airplane wing's trailing edge to increase lift or dragGALLEY: the kitchen and cooking apparatus especially of a ship or airplaneGONDOLA: an elongated car attached to the underside of an airship; also, an often spherical airtight enclosure suspended from a balloon for carrying passengers or instrumentsGUNPORT: an opening (as in a ship's side, a gun turret, a pillbox, or the nose, fuselage, or wing of an airplane) through which a gun can be firedHATCH: a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)HOLD: the cargo compartment of a planeHULL: the main body of a usually large or heavy craft or vehicle (such as an airship or tank)LARBOARD*: the left (port) side of a ship or aircraft looking forwardLOCK: an air lock, an intermediate chamber with two airtight doors or openings to permit passage between two dissimilar spaces (such as two places of unequal atmospheric pressure)NACELLE: a streamlined enclosure (as for an engine) on an aircraft
OUTBOARD: in a position closer or closest to either of the wingtips of an airplane or to the sides of an automobile; situated outboard
Parachuting
AIRDROP: delivery of cargo, emergency supplies, or personnel by parachute from an airplane in flightCANOPY: the fabric part of a parachute that catches the airCHUTE: short for parachuteDROP: a descent by parachute; also: the people or equipment dropped by parachute; also, anything dropped by parachute
Space Flight
ABORT: the premature termination of a flight (as of an aircraft or spacecraft), a mission, or an action or procedure relating to a flightCABIN: the passenger or cargo compartment of a vehicle (such as an airplane or automobile); also c: the crew compartment of an exploratory vehicle (such as a spacecraft)CONTROL: an organization that directs a spaceflight (mission control)CRAFT: aircraft or spacecraftDOCK: to join (two spacecraft) mechanically while in spaceDOCKED: to join (two spacecraft) mechanically while in spaceFLEW: to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft; to operate (something, such as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight; to journey over or through by flying (flew the Atlantic); to transport by aircraft or spacecraft (supplies were flown in)FLIGHT: a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft; or a scheduled airplane trip; or the airplane that is making a tripFLOWN: to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft; to operate (something, such as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight; to journey over or through by flying (flew the Atlantic); to transport by aircraft or spacecraft (supplies were flown in)FLYBY: a prearranged usually low-altitude flight by one or more airplanes over a public gathering (such as an air show); also, a flight of a spacecraft past a celestial body (such as Mars) close enough to obtain scientific data; or a spacecraft that makes a flybyHATCH: a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)INJECTION: the placing of an artificial satellite or a spacecraft into an orbit or on a trajectory; also: the time or place at which injection occursLETDOWN: the descent of an aircraft or spacecraft to the point at which a landing approach is begunLIFTOFF: a vertical takeoff by an aircraft or a rocket vehicle or missileLOCK: an air lock, an intermediate chamber with two airtight doors or openings to permit passage between two dissimilar spaces (such as two places of unequal atmospheric pressure)LUNAR: designed for use on the moon (lunar vehicles) MOONWALK: Collins: a walking about by an astronaut on the surface of the moon (M-W does not have this definition)
ORBIT: to send up and make revolve in an orbit (orbit a satellite)