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Aïr Massif

(Encyclopedia)Aïr Massif or Aïr Mountains, Africa: see Sahara. ...

air navigation

(Encyclopedia)air navigation, science and technology of determining the position of an aircraft with respect to the surface of the earth and accurately maintaining a desired course (see navigation). Basic to air ...

air plant

(Encyclopedia)air plant: see epiphyte.

air pollution

(Encyclopedia)air pollution, contamination of the air by noxious gases and minute particles of solid and liquid matter (particulates) in concentrations that endanger health. The major sources of air pollution are t...

air bag

(Encyclopedia)air bag: see automobile.

air bladder

(Encyclopedia)air bladder, in fish: see swim bladder. ...

air brake

(Encyclopedia)air brake: see brake.

air cargo

(Encyclopedia)air cargo: see aviation.

air forces

(Encyclopedia)air forces, those portions of a nation's military organization employing heavier-than-air aircraft for reconnaissance, support of ground troops, aerial combat, and bombing of enemy lines of communicat...
 

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