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aero- comb. form of Gr. āḗr AIR, in many techn. terms, some of which are — F. terms in aéro-, aerodrome † (i) aeroplane XIX; (ii) airfield XX; in (i) — Gr. aerodrómos traversing the air; in (ii) f. Gr. drómos course (cf. HIPPODROME). aerodynamic, aerodynamics XIX. cf. F. aérodynamique. aeronaut XVIII. — F., f. Gr. naútēs sailor; hence aeronautical, aeronautics XIX. aeroplane † (i) plane of a flying-machine; (ii) heavier-than-air flying-machine XIX; in (i) f. PLANE3; in (ii) — F. aéroplane, f. Gr. -planos wandering (see PLANET).
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