Vocabulary

• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• have to: Must do
• fly at: To suddenly criticize or attack someone verbally.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
• pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
• rush down: To go somewhere quickly, especially down a slope or stairs.
• keep from: To prevent someone from doing something
• set up
• on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• at least: As a minimum
• concern about: To worry about something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• fly into: Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• moving parts: Components of a machine or device that move to perform a function.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• commercial flight: A flight operated by an airline for public transport of passengers and cargo, typically on a scheduled basis.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• work out
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• air traffic controller: A person responsible for directing aircraft traffic to ensure safety.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• push out: To prevent others from competing, e.g. in business
• material: Cloth; fabric
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• amount: Quantity of something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• cruise: To easily achieve
• require: To demand that someone does something
• huge: Very very large
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• turbulence: Violent or unsteady movement of air or liquids
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• point: An item to be discussed
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• redundant: Not necessary or needed
• attendant: Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• statistically: With respect to statistics
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• oceanic: Concerning the ocean
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• aerospace: Industry of air and space travel
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• turbine: Engine or motor that operates from fluid pressure
• sticker: A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• supersonic: Greater/faster than the speed of sound
• airplane: A machine that flies through the air
• sonic: Concerning sound, its waves, and speed
• inlet: Water protruding into land, e.g. a bay
• compressor: Mechanical device that compresses gasses
• mach: Unit that expresses the speed of an airplane