aeronautica

aeronautics

noun ah-eh-roh-NOW-tee-kah Rare

Origin: From Greek aēr (air) and nautikē (navigation).

Also means

air force

Usage Note

Aeronautica refers to aeronautics as a field of engineering or study. L'Aeronautica Militare is the official name of the Italian Air Force, so the word alone can implicitly refer to that military branch in Italian news contexts. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable: a-e-ro-NÀU-ti-ca.

Examples

"Mio fratello lavora nell'aeronautica militare."

Natural Translation

My brother works in the air force.

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