aero

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adjective

: of or relating to aircraft or aeronautics
an aero engine

aero

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abbreviation

Examples of aero in a Sentence

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Adjective
The downforce is the same or higher than our Huayra Roadster BC, which has tons of flaps and different aero flicks. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2023 Performance is the Suzuki's weakest area, for there is no way that its small engine can cope with its parachute-like aero-dynamic drag. Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 5 Jan. 2023 The new adjustable rear wing, with patriotic stars-and-stripes endplates, is claimed to be capable of making more than 800 pounds of positive aero assistance at 186 mph, and over 1400 pounds at 249 mph. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023 Fast forward one year and the now $39,599 model has been bolstered with engine and aero tweaks to keep it at the head of a pack that ultimately has no one else in it. Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for aero 

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

independent use of aero-

First Known Use

Adjective

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aero was in 1899

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“Aero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aero. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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