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airworthy
[ air-wur-thee ]
adjective
- (of an aircraft) meeting established standards for safe flight; equipped and maintained in condition to fly.
airworthy
/ ˈɛəˌwɜːðɪ /
adjective
- (of an aircraft) safe to fly
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Derived Forms
- ˈairˌworthiness, noun
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Other Words From
- airworthi·ness noun
- un·airworthy adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of airworthy1
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Example Sentences
The FAA will have to certify SpaceShipTwo as airworthy, but there are as yet no protocols in place for that process.
There are about a dozen in the hands of receivers for bankrupt shipping companies; he might find one that's still airworthy.
The inventor thinks they will be compact and just as airworthy as ocean liners are seaworthy.
This is to notify you that the aircraft in question has been inspected and found to be not airworthy.
The law says that it can't leave the ground unless it's airworthy.
Without wings or control surfaces, it is obviously not airworthy.
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