aerial navigation
1Aerial navigation — Navigation Nav i*ga tion, n. [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.] 1. The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) The science or art of conducting ships or vessels …
2aerial navigation — act of navigating or floating in the air …
3aerial navigation — See aeronaut; aeronautics …
4Convention relating to the Regulation of Aerial Navigation — Paris, October 13, 19199 chapters, dealt with:* General Principles * Nationality of aircraft * Certificates of airworthiness and competency * Admission to air navigation above foreign territory * Rules to be observed on departure when under way… …
5aerial — I. adjective Etymology: Latin aerius, from Greek aerios, from aēr Date: 1604 1. a. of, relating to, or occurring in the air or atmosphere b. existing or growing in the air rather than in the ground or in water c. high in the air < aerial spires > …
6aerial — n. & adj. n. a metal rod, wire, or other structure by which signals are transmitted or received as part of a radio transmission or receiving system. adj. 1 by or from or involving aircraft (aerial navigation; aerial photography). 2 a existing,… …
7mechanical device for aerial navigation — An aircraft, including a glider and a seaplane. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1263 …
8Navigation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Locomotion by water, or air. < N PARAG:Navigation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 navigation navigation Sgm: N 1 aquatics aquatics Sgm: N 1 boating boating yachting Sgm: N 1 ship ship &c. 273 Sgm: N 1 oar …
9Navigation light — The winglet and red navigation light on the port (left) wing of a South African Airways Boeing 747 400 aircraft A navigation light is a colored source of illumination on an aircraft, spacecraft, or waterborne vessel, used to signal a craft s… …
10Aerial Common Sensor — The Lockheed Martin Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) platform was a reconnaissance aircraft airframe, for the United States Army and Navy. The aircraft would have been able to detect troop movements, intercept enemy communications and radar… …