aeronautics

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

aeronautics
    n 1: the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
         [syn: {aeronautics}, {astronautics}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Aeronautics \A`["e]r*o*naut"ics\, n.
   The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by
   means of a balloon; a["e]rial navigation; ballooning.
   [1913 Webster] Aerophobia

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "aeronautics":
      air service, airline, astronautics, aviation, ballooning,
      blind flying, cloud-seeding, commercial aviation, contact flying,
      cruising, flight, flying, general aviation, gliding, pilotage,
      sailing, sailplaning, soaring, winging

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