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aeronautics

[air-uh-naw-tiks, -not-iks] / ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪks, -ˈnɒt ɪks /
NOUN
science of flight
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Sales of aeronautics systems jumped 17%, while defense and mission systems climbed, offsetting a 3.4% drop in space systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Emblematic of this is Toulouse in the south-west, home of France's aeronautics industry as well as a big student population and a classic French banlieue of high-rise estates.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

At the same time, work accelerated across a wide range of priorities, including lunar exploration, Earth science, planetary defense, next-generation aeronautics, and technologies intended to support future missions to Mars.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

Bertrand Vilmer, an aeronautics expert and consultant at Paris-based Icare Aeronautique, said Athens' largely analog-based systems "are robust, but ones for which there's no longer really any possible maintenance because they're old."

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

The first assignments Mrs. Vaughan gave me involved working with engineers focused on airplane aeronautics.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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