air travel

/ɛər ˌtrævəl/

/ɛə ˈtrævəl/

Other forms: air travels

Definitions of air travel

1. noun

   travel via aircraft
   synonyms: air, aviation

   types:

   flight, flying

   an instance of traveling by air

   acrobatics, aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting

   the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft

   blind flying, blind landing

   using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.

   ballooning

   flying in a balloon

   fly-by, flyover, flypast

   a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground

   glide, gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaring

   the activity of flying a glider

   maiden flight

   the first flight of its kind

   overflight

   a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory)

   pass

   a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

   solo

   a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied

   sortie

   (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)

   low level flight, terrain flight

   flight at very low altitudes

   type of:

   travel, traveling, travelling

   the act of going from one place to another