airmanship

[ air-muh n-ship ]
/ ˈɛər mənˌʃɪp /

noun

the knowledge and ability needed to control and navigate an aircraft.

Origin of airmanship

First recorded in 1860–65; air1 + -manship

Words nearby airmanship

airlock, airmada, airmail, airman, airman's medal, airmanship, airmobile, airpack, airpark, airpipe, airplane

Example sentences from the Web for airmanship

  • He had long ago arrived at the state of airmanship which makes a pilot into a sensitive inclinometer, acting every way at once.

    H.M.S. ---- |Klaxon