Reverse Dictionary: AVIATION

ADJECTIVES
► ALTITUDE-HAPPY giddy from the effects of too much oxygen → 1955 Amer. aviation usage
► GROUND-POUNDING nonflying → 1945 Amer. military aviation usage

ADVERBS
► DOWNSTAIRS at or to a lower altitude; below → 20C aviation usage

NOUNS
► AEROBATICS aviation → 1879 obs.
► AERODONETICS aviation and gliding; the science concerned with flight → 1907 
► AERONAUTICA collectable objects associated with flying or the history of aviation; objects d’art, prints, etc. → 1966 
► AIRTORIAL an editorial on aviation → 1940 World War II Amer. sl.
► ANGEL one thousand feet of altitude → 1943 Amer. military aviation usage
► ANGEL FACTORY an aviation plant employing females → 1940 World War II Amer. sl.
► BAG an observation balloon, blimp, dirigible, etc. → 1928 Amer. sl.
► CHINESE LANDING a clumsy or disastrous landing made with one wing of an airplane angled acutely toward the ground → 1918 Amer. aviation usage, usually offensive
► GROUND FLYING conversation about flying, usually indulged in by those who cannot or do not fly → 1919 Amer. aviation usage
► SAUSAGE BALLOON an observation balloon → 1916 sl.
► TEDDY BEAR a fur-lined high-altitude flying suit → 1917 sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► ACK-EMMA an air mechanic → 1917 Amer. military aviation usage
► GROUNDER a nonaviator → 1961 Amer. aviation usage
► GROUND-GRIPPER a nonaviator → 1944 military aviation usage
► GROUNDHOG a nonaviator, esp. a nonflying air force officer → 1918 Amer. aviation usage
► GROUND-POUNDER a person in military service who is not an aviator → 1945 Amer. military aviation usage
► GROUND SQUIRREL a nonaviator → 1918 Amer. aviation usage
► MAGELLAN an aircraft’s navigator → 1952 Amer. aviation usage
► MODOCK a pilot given to boasting about flying experiences; one who talks about aviation but never flies → 1933 Amer. aviation usage

VERBS
► BEND THE THROTTLE to fly above normal cruising speed → 1944 services’ usage (Bk.)