aer·o·nau·ti·cal

[air-uh-naw-ti-kuhl, -not-i-]
adjective
Also, aer·o·nau·tic.


Origin:
aeronaut + -ical

aer·o·nau·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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aeronautical (ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of or relating to aeronauts or aeronautics
 
aeronautically
 
adv

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Aeronautical is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
At the time, your correspondent was a freshly minted aeronautical engineer.
But the national aeronautical curriculum might only address airplane-building.
Only poor aeronautical engineering prevents one from rolling one of those
  windows down and depositing her and her bag on the wing.
Apparently, insects had some secret that aeronautical engineers lacked.
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