| aboard |
When you get aboard an airplane, boat, or train, it means that you get onto it to travel somewhere. [1/2 definitions] |
| aircraft |
any machine that can fly through the air, such as an airplane, helicopter, glider, or balloon. |
| airliner |
a large airplane used to fly people from one place to another. |
| airmail |
mail carried by airplane. [2/5 definitions] |
| airplane |
a machine that can fly because of the force of air upon its wings; plane. An airplane is driven by propellers or a jet engine. |
| airport |
An airport is a large area of land where airplanes come and go and get fuel for their engines. When you are going on a trip by airplane, you first go to an airport. |
| altitude |
When we talk about how high an airplane is flying, we are talking about the plane's altitude. Altitude is the height of a thing above earth or above sea level. |
| bail out |
(informal) to jump from an airplane with a parachute. |
| biplane |
an early type of airplane with two sets of wings mounted one above the other. |
| board |
When you board something like a train, a ship, or airplane, it means that you get on so that you can ride somewhere. [1/6 definitions] |
| bumpy |
If your ride in a car is bumpy, it means that things on the road are making the car move suddenly up and down, again and again. A bumpy ride can make you feel sick or just not comfortable. A flight on an airplane can be bumpy too. During a bumpy flight, the airplane moves up and down suddenly many times. [1/2 definitions] |
| cabin |
a room or compartment in a ship or airplane. [1/2 definitions] |
| captain |
the chief officer of a merchant ship or an airplane. [1/7 definitions] |
| cargo |
the goods carried by a ship, airplane, or other vehicle; freight. |
| chart |
a map used to guide a ship across water or an airplane through the skies. [1/4 definitions] |
| charter |
a contract to hire a bus, airplane, or ship for the use of a group or a person. [1/4 definitions] |
| check |
When you check your bags at the airport, it means that you give them to someone who puts them on the airplane for you. [1/9 definitions] |
| coach |
a section of seats on an airplane or train. Tickets for this section are less expensive than first class. [1/6 definitions] |
| cockpit |
the area from which the pilot and crew control an airplane. [1/2 definitions] |
| control |
Controls are something on a machine that let you make it do what you want. A television has controls that let you turn it on and off and change how loud it is. A pilot uses controls to fly an airplane. [1/4 definitions] |
| craft |
a boat, ship, airplane, or space vehicle, or any group of these together. [1/4 definitions] |