AVIATION
(also see AIRCRAFT)
ADJECTIVES
1945 — GROUND-POUNDING nonflying → Amer. military aviation usage
1955 — ALTITUDE-HAPPY giddy from the effects of too much oxygen → Amer. aviation usage
ADVERBS
..20C — DOWNSTAIRS at or to a lower altitude; below → aviation usage
NOUNS
1879 — AEROBATICS aviation → obs.
1907 — AERODONETICS aviation and gliding; the science concerned with flight
1916 — SAUSAGE BALLOON an observation balloon → sl.
1917 — TEDDY BEAR a fur-lined high-altitude flying suit → sl.
1918 — CHINESE LANDING a clumsy or disastrous landing made with one wing of an airplane angled acutely toward the ground → Amer. aviation usage, usually offensive
1919 — GROUND FLYING conversation about flying, usually indulged in by those who cannot or do not fly → Amer. aviation usage
1928 — BAG an observation balloon, blimp, dirigible, etc. → Amer. sl.
1940 — AIRTORIAL an editorial on aviation → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 — ANGEL FACTORY an aviation plant employing females → World War II Amer. sl.
1943 — ANGEL one thousand feet of altitude → Amer. military aviation usage
1966 — AERONAUTICA collectable objects associated with flying or the history of aviation; objects d’art, prints, etc.
NOUNS, PERSON
1917 — ACK-EMMA an air mechanic → Amer. military aviation usage
1918 — GROUND SQUIRREL a nonaviator → Amer. aviation usage
1918 — GROUNDHOG a nonaviator, esp. a nonflying air force officer → Amer. aviation usage
1933 — MODOCK a pilot given to boasting about flying experiences; one who talks about aviation but never flies → Amer. aviation usage
1944 — GROUND-GRIPPER a nonaviator → military aviation usage
1945 — GROUND-POUNDER a person in military service who is not an aviator → Amer. military aviation usage
1952 — MAGELLAN an aircraft’s navigator → Amer. aviation usage
1961 — GROUNDER a nonaviator → Amer. aviation usage
VERBS
1944 — BEND THE THROTTLE to fly above normal cruising speed → services’ usage (Bk.)
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