FAA

American  

U.S. Government.

1. Federal Aviation Administration: the division of the Department of Transportation that inspects and rates civilian aircraft and pilots, enforces the rules of air safety, and installs and maintains air-navigation and traffic-control facilities.

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FAA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Fleet Air Arm

2. (in the US) Federal Aviation Administration

3. Fellow of the Australian Academy (of Science)

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faa ² British  

/ fɔː /

verb

1. a Scot word for fall

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Example Sentences

Air-traffic controllers evacuated a tower after reporting a burning smell from an elevator, an incident the FAA later insisted wasn’t a fire.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“Today, we are proactively mitigating risks before they affect the traveling public,” FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said in a statement announcing the policy change.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Earlier this month, a Beechcraft 99 airplane and a helicopter were on converging paths after the plane had been cleared to land at Hollywood Burbank Airport, the FAA said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Air traffic controllers were evacuated from the tower because of a burning smell coming from an elevator, the FAA said in a statement reported by the New York Post.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The FAA controller in the radar room called up frantically to Brown.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy