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General aviation
The section of the aviation industry that excludes both military and commercial passenger transport; for example sightseeing, pleasure flights, etc.
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The section of the aviation industry that excludes both military and commercial passenger transport; for example sightseeing, pleasure flights, etc.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| avgpnoun | (military, aviation) Abbreviation of aviation group. |
| gammanoun | The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). |
| av-gasnoun | Alternative spelling of avgas. [(aviation) Gasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft.] |
| georgenoun | A male given name from Ancient Greek. |
| groundspeednoun | (aviation) The horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground. |
| ground stopnoun | (aviation) The halting of air traffic for a particular airport, with no arrivals allowed and all departures held on the ground. |
| autogasnoun | (UK, Australia) Synonym of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). |
| generalnoun | (military) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. |
| gbasnoun | (aviation) Initialism of ground-based augmentation system, a system for improving the precision and accuracy of GPS signals to allow their use for low-visibility instrument approaches. |
| gliderportnoun | (aviation) An airport for gliders. |
| hang-glidingnoun | Alternative spelling of hang gliding. [The sport of flying in a hang glider.] |
| hang glidingnoun | The sport of flying in a hang glider. |
| global affairsnoun | Synonym of international relations (commonly abbreviated as GA). |
| ground crewnoun | (aviation) Alternative form of groundcrew. [(aviation) The crew that handles and maintains aircraft on the ground.] |
| directional gyronoun | (aviation) A gyroscopic flight instrument that provides heading information. |
| glidernoun | Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane. |
| guardnoun | A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. |
| gnatnoun | Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera. |
| gunbirdnoun | (military slang) A military helicopter. |
| gray literaturenoun | (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of grey literature. [Materials and research produced by organizations outside of the traditional commercial or academic publishing and distribution channels.] |
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