aircraft landing airplane landing | landing an aircraft |
reconnaissance reconnaissance mission | the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy), an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission |
air reconnaissance | reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors |
reconnaissance by fire | a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire |
reconnaissance in force | an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information) |
electronic reconnaissance | the detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than radioactive) |
aircraft | a vehicle that can fly |
aircraft carrier carrier flattop attack aircraft carrier | a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
aircraft engine | the engine that powers and aircraft |
amphibian amphibious aircraft | an airplane designed to take off and land on water |
drone pilotless aircraft radioontrolled aircraft | an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control |
fighter fighter aircraft attack aircraft | a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air |
foul-weather gear | protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather |
narrowbody aircraft narrow-body aircraft narrow-body | a commercial airliner with a single aisle |
reconnaissance plane | a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy |
reconnaissance vehicle scout car | fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top |
sheet tack mainsheet weather sheet shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
stealth aircraft | an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult |
weather deck shelter deck | upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below |
weather map weather chart | (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region |
weather radar | radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation |
weather satellite meteorological satellite | a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below |
weather ship | an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations |
weather strip weatherstrip weather stripping weatherstripping | a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold |
weathervane weather vane vane wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure, rotates freely to show the direction of the wind |
widebody aircraft wide-body aircraft wide-body twin-aisle airplane | a commercial airliner with two aisles |
watchfulness vigilance weather eye | vigilant attentiveness, he keeps a weather eye open for trouble |
meteorology weather forecasting | predicting what the weather will be |
weather forecast weather outlook | a forecast of the weather |
National Weather Service | the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps |
Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Air Force ISR AFISR | an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority, operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms |
National Reconnaissance Office NRO | an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations |
weather bureau | an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts |
meteorological observation post weather station | one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded |
weatherman weather forecaster | predicts the weather |
cold weather | a period of unusually cold weather |
fair weather sunshine temperateness | moderate weather, suitable for outdoor activities |
hot weather | a period of unusually high temperatures |
weather weather condition conditions atmospheric condition | the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation, they were hoping for good weather, every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception, the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow |
to windward windward side weatherboard weather side | the side toward the wind |
good weather | weather suitable for outdoor activities |
bad weather inclemency inclementness | weather unsuitable for outdoor activities |
raw weather | unpleasantly cold and damp weather |
weather | change under the action or influence of the weather, A weathered old hut |
weather | sail to the windward of |
weather | cause to slope |
weather endure brave brave out | face and withstand with courage, She braved the elements |
weather-bound | delayed or shut in by bad weather, weather-bound traffic, irritable weather-bound children |
weather-stripped | having cracks blocked with weather stripping |
upwind weather(a) | towards the side exposed to wind |