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aeronautics

[air-uh-naw-tiks, -not-iks] / ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪks, -ˈnɒt ɪks /
NOUN
science of flight
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Johnson, 32, spent four years in the Army and earned a master’s in aeronautics before joining the sheriff’s department in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But thunderstorms can move quickly and, according to Prof Guy Gratton, an expert in aeronautics at Cranfield University, these systems are essentially "tactical rather than strategic".

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Among the company’s business segments, second-quarter sales for aeronautics, which includes the F-35 fighter jet, rose 9.3% to $8.11 billion, besting the FactSet consensus of $7.61 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

These minerals are also vital to aeronautics, defence and renewable energy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

But the shift in attitude and in public responsibility at the laboratory were as distinct in character as the golden age of aeronautics of the 1950s would be from the space-age 1960s.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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