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a) Being able to fly
An airworthy helicopter...
b) Meeting standards for safe flightDoc Savage doubted that he would carry out the threat, and thought the plane was still airworthy.
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airworthy — air‧wor‧thy [ˈeəˌwɜːDi ǁ ˈerˌwɜːrDi] adjective a plane that is airworthy is safe enough to fly: • Substantial investment is required to maintain aircraft in an airworthy condition. * * * airworthy UK US /ˈeəˌwɜːði/ adjective ► TRANSPORT used to… … Financial and business terms
airworthy — adj. 1. fit to fly; said of aircraft. Opposite of {unairworthy}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
airworthy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an aircraft) safe to fly. DERIVATIVES airworthiness noun … English terms dictionary
airworthy — [er′wʉr΄thē] adj. fit and safe for flying: said of aircraft airworthiness n … English World dictionary
airworthy — [[t]e͟ə(r)wɜː(r)ði[/t]] ADJ GRADED If an aircraft is airworthy, it is safe to fly. The mechanics try to keep the helicopters airworthy, but they re suffering from a lack of spare parts. Derived words: airworthiness N UNCOUNT All our aircraft have … English dictionary
airworthy — adjective Date: 1829 fit for operation in the air < an airworthy airplane > • airworthiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
airworthy — air|wor|thy [ˈeəˌwə:ði US ˈerˌwə:rði] adj a plane that is airworthy is safe enough to fly >airworthiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
airworthy — air|wor|thy [ er,wɜrði ] adjective an airworthy aircraft is in good condition and safe to fly ╾ air|wor|thi|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
airworthy — adjective a plane that is airworthy is safe enough to fly airworthiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
airworthy — UK [ˈeə(r)ˌwɜː(r)ðɪ] / US [ˈerˌwɜrðɪ] adjective an airworthy aircraft is in good condition and safe to fly Derived word: airworthiness noun uncountable … English dictionary
