airworthy
adjective
air·wor·thy
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Definition of airworthy
: fit for operation in the air
kept the historic aircraft in airworthy condition
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Examples of airworthy in a Sentence
The agency considered the plane airworthy.
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This Monday, New Year's Eve, Reilly's ultra-rare XP-82 made history and took to the skies for the first time in decades, becoming the only airworthy Twin Mustang in the world. — Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, "Super-Rare XP-82 Twin Mustang Flies Again After Decade-Long Restoration," 4 Jan. 2019 The Diamond LIL is one of only two airworthy B-24 bombers in existence. — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, "WWII planes from world’s largest flying museum land this month in La Crosse, Wis.," 10 July 2019 Here’s a collection of photos showing Raptor pilots and maintainers working to get the planes airworthy and off the damaged base. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Hurricane-Battered F-22s Are Now Flying Out of Michael's Aftermath," 6 Nov. 2018 The plane that crashed was airworthy and safe to fly, Mr. Pramintohadi said. — I Made Sentana, WSJ, "Indonesia Hunts Seabed for Crashed Lion Air Jetliner," 30 Oct. 2018 Organizers hope the Fitchburg plane will be airworthy by next year. — Graham Ambrose, BostonGlobe.com, "In Fitchburg, a plane that’s not so simple," 11 June 2018 The majority of A-10s have already received new wings and will remain airworthy into the 2030s, but for more than 100 planes, a third of the fleet, the future is uncertain. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Air Force Will Lose More Than a Third of A-10s If the Planes Don't Get New Wings," 19 Jan. 2018 Some airlines reportedly had to cannibalize some of their planes to keep others airworthy. — kansascity, "Workers find both data recorders at Russian plane crash site | The Kansas City Star," 12 Feb. 2018 And in 2015, when Germany debated sending Tornado strike jets to Syria, it was revealed that only 29 out 66 Tornados were airworthy. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Germany’s Entire Submarine Fleet Is Out of Commission," 21 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'airworthy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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airworthy
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of airworthy
: fit or safe for flying
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