English Words: A

35,202 words · Page 25 of 705

airlinernoun

A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.

airlocknoun

A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.

airmailnoun

The system of conveying mail using aircraft.

airmannoun

A pilot of an aircraft.

airplanenoun

A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

airplaynoun

The playing of a particular song, band or genre on the radio, or the frequency with which it is played.

airportnoun

An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

airportsnoun

plural of airport

airpowernoun

Airborne military power; an air force.

airsnoun

plural of air

airshipnoun

A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.

airsoftnoun

A modern combat sport in which participants eliminate their opponents by hitting them with spherical non-metallic pellets launched from a type of air gun running compressed air or similar compressed gas (e.g., carbon dioxide).

airspacenoun

A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.

airspeednoun

The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.

airstreamnoun

A flow or current of air.

airstrikenoun

Alternative form of air strike.

airstripnoun

An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.

airtelnoun

A form of communication formerly used within the FBI, indicating a letter that had to be typed and mailed on the same day.

airtightadj

Impermeable to air or other gases.

airtimenoun

The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.

airwavesnoun

Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.

airwaynoun

The trachea.

airworthinessnoun

The state of being airworthy.

airyadj

Consisting of air.

AISnoun

Initialism of automatic identification system, as an element of the Global Marine Distress and Safety System GMDSS.

Aishaname

A female given name from Arabic, most famously borne by Muhammad's third wife. Daughter of first caliph Abu Bakr.

Aishwaryaname

A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.

aislenoun

A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.

aislesnoun

plural of aisle

aislingnoun

A kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.

aitnoun

An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

Aitchisonname

A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

Aitkenname

A surname from Scots.

Ajaccioname

The capital and largest city of Corsica, France.

ajaradv

Slightly turned or opened.

Ajaxname

Either of two heroes of the Trojan War.

Ajayname

A male given name from Sanskrit.

Ajayiname

A surname from Yoruba.

AJCname

Initialism of American Jewish Committee.

ajinoun

A spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions.

Ajitname

A male given name from Sanskrit.

Ajmanname

An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.

Ajmername

A city in Rajasthan, India.

Ajoname

A surname.

AKnoun

an AK-47, AK-74, or related assault rifle (Avtomat Kalasnikova or Kalashnikov)

AKAprep

Initialism of also known as.

Akademiname

(an) Academy, a specific society of scholars or artists.

Akalinoun

A member of a campaign to bring reform in the gurdwaras in India during the early 1920s.

akamaiadj

Smart, clever.

Akashname

The sky and the cosmos.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter A contains 35,202 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 705 pages, and you are currently viewing page 25. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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