# Aviation & Flight

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 76

## About

Aircraft, aerodynamics, airports, flight operations, and air travel.

## Words by Level

### A1
- plane — A vehicle with wings and engines that flies through the air.; frequency rank 1052
- airport — A place where aircraft take off and land, with runways and terminals for passengers.; frequency rank 1977
- taxi — A car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere.; frequency rank 2194
- climb — To move up something, often using your hands and feet.; frequency rank 2559
- airplane — A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings.; frequency rank 5176
- apron — A piece of clothing worn over the front of your clothes to keep them clean, especially when cooking.; frequency rank 9942

### A2
- control — The power to direct, manage, or make decisions about something.; frequency rank 598
- board — A long, flat, thin piece of wood or other material.; frequency rank 1066
- wind — Air moving naturally across the land, sometimes with great force.; frequency rank 1076
- engine — A machine that turns fuel or power into movement, used to drive vehicles and other machines.; frequency rank 1264
- pressure — A feeling of stress caused by demands or difficulties.; frequency rank 1270
- emergency — A sudden, dangerous situation that needs immediate action; frequency rank 1446
- gate — A door-like barrier in a fence or wall that can be opened and closed.; frequency rank 1833
- pilot — A person who flies an aircraft.; frequency rank 2397
- elevator — A machine that carries people or goods up and down between the floors of a building.; frequency rank 2499
- cloud — A mass of water droplets floating in the sky, often grey or white.; frequency rank 3455
- passenger — A person travelling in a vehicle who is not driving it.; frequency rank 5442
- instrument — An object used to make music, such as a piano or guitar.; frequency rank 5581

### B1
- approach — To move closer to someone or something.; frequency rank 2582
- tail — The long, thin part that sticks out at the back of an animal's body.; frequency rank 2588
- wing — One of the two body parts a bird, bat, or insect uses to fly.; frequency rank 2979
- cabin — A small, simple house, often made of wood and in the countryside.; frequency rank 3037
- helicopter — An aircraft with spinning blades on top that let it fly straight up, hover, and land without a runway.; frequency rank 3491
- oxygen — A colourless, odourless gas that humans and animals need to breathe and that makes up part of the air.; frequency rank 3536
- luggage — The bags and cases you carry your belongings in when travelling.; frequency rank 4487
- arrival — The act of reaching a place.; frequency rank 4520
- runway — A long, flat strip of ground where planes take off and land.; frequency rank 5618
- departure — The act of leaving a place, especially to start a journey.; frequency rank 6914
- terminal — Causing death; not curable and leading to death.; frequency rank 7067
- baggage — The bags and cases you take with you when travelling.; frequency rank 7880
- parachute — A large piece of fabric attached to a person or object so they fall slowly through the air.; frequency rank 9601
- freight — the charge for transporting something by common carrier; frequency rank 10932
- takeoff — The moment when an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly.; frequency rank 14082
- turbulence — Sudden, violent movements of the air that shake an aircraft during flight.; frequency rank 15633
- glide — To move smoothly and easily, as if without effort.; frequency rank 16600

### B2
- landing — The act of coming down to the ground, especially of an aircraft.; frequency rank 3197
- jet — A fast aircraft powered by jet engines instead of propellers.; frequency rank 3713
- radar — A system that uses radio waves to find the position and speed of distant objects such as ships and planes.; frequency rank 4125
- aircraft — A vehicle that can fly, such as a plane or helicopter.; frequency rank 4736
- bearing — The way a connection or fact affects or relates to something.; frequency rank 5819
- altitude — The height of something above sea level or the ground.; frequency rank 8592
- diversion — A different route used when the normal road is closed.; frequency rank 9901
- navigation — The skill of planning and following a route for a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.; frequency rank 12051
- flap — To move up and down or back and forth, especially wings.; frequency rank 12208
- hangar — a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained; frequency rank 12726
- cockpit — the compartment in an aircraft where the pilots sit and operate the controls; frequency rank 12843
- aviation — the activity, science, or practice of designing and operating aircraft; frequency rank 15910
- hover — To stay in one place in the air, without moving forward.; frequency rank 18124
- propeller — a device with blades that rotates to drive an aircraft or vessel through air or water; frequency rank 18363
- stopover — A short stay or break during a long journey, often to change planes.; frequency rank 39543
- rudder — a flat piece, usually at the stern of a ship or aircraft, used for steering

### C1
- cargo — Goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.; frequency rank 4826
- beacon — a fire, light, or signal used to warn or guide people; frequency rank 8505
- descent — The act of moving or coming down.; frequency rank 9600
- steward — A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.; frequency rank 12361
- itinerary — A detailed plan or schedule of a journey, listing the places and times.; frequency rank 16303
- aviator — a person who flies or operates an aircraft, especially a military or early aircraft pilot; frequency rank 27689
- fuselage — the main body of an aircraft, to which its wings and tail are attached and which usually contains people or cargo

### C2
- drone — A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.; frequency rank 7820
- autopilot — A system that automatically steers a vehicle, plane, or ship without a person controlling it.; frequency rank 22335
- ejection — the act of forcing out someone or something; frequency rank 33236
- aerodrome — chiefly British: an area from which aircraft operate, including its runways and associated buildings; an airfield; frequency rank 59694
- biplane — an airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts.; frequency rank 71717
- pressurization — The process of increasing or maintaining the air pressure inside an enclosed space.; frequency rank 77482
- monoplane — an airplane with one main pair of wings rather than two or more pairs; frequency rank 140869
- aileron — a hinged control surface near the trailing edge of an aircraft wing that helps control rolling motion

### C2+
- compass — an instrument showing direction; range or scope; (verb) to encompass or achieve
- throttle — to choke or strangle; to control the flow of fuel or power
- thrust — to push suddenly and forcibly; a forceful shove or driving force
- velocity — speed in a given direction; rapidity of motion
- ascent — the act of rising or climbing upward
- heading — a title or caption at the top of a section of text
- gust — a sudden strong rush of wind
- layover — a period of waiting between connecting legs of a journey
- turbine — a rotary engine driven by a flow of water, steam, gas, or air
- visibility — the state of being able to be seen; the distance one can see