air travel
aviation
air | travel via aircraft, air travel involves too much waiting in airports, if you've time to spare go by air |
risk
peril
danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
risk arbitrage
takeover arbitrage | arbitrage involving risk, as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer, if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money |
| risk risk of exposure | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent |
| risk risk of infection | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred |
aviation
airmanship | the art of operating aircraft |
aeromedicine
aerospace medicine
aviation medicine | the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) |
| aviation | the operation of aircraft to provide transportation |
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA | an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation |
International Civil Aviation Organization
ICAO | the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation |
aviation
air power | the aggregation of a country's military aircraft |
| gambler risk taker | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement |
venture capital
risk capital | wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises |
hazard
jeopardy
peril
risk
endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
gamble
chance
risk hazard
take chances
adventure run a risk
take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome, When you buy these stocks you are gambling |
risk
put on the line
lay on the line | expose to a chance of loss or damage, We risked losing a lot of money in this venture, Why risk your life?, She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong |
risk-free
riskless
unhazardous | thought to be devoid of risk |
bad risky
high-risk
speculative | not financially safe or secure, a bad investment, high risk investments, anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky, speculative business enterprises |