airmanship

[ air-muhn-ship ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of airmanship¹

First recorded in 1860–65; air ¹ + -manship

Example Sentences

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

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