Synonyms and antonyms of To operate an aircraft in British Thesaurus

airlift (verb)

to take people or things into or away from a place by aircraft, especially in a dangerous situation

bank (verb)

if a plane banks, it turns quickly in the air, with one wing higher than the other

buzz (verb)

informal to fly a plane low over people or buildings

captain (verb)

to be in charge of a ship or aircraft

climb (verb)

if an aircraft climbs, it moves up to a higher position in the air

come down ()

if an aircraft comes down, it lands or crashes

ditch (verb)

if an aircraft ditches, or if the pilot ditches it, it comes down in the sea in an emergency

down (verb)

mainly journalism to make an aircraft crash to the ground by attacking it while it is flying

drop (verb)

to let something fall from an aircraft

eject (verb)

if a pilot ejects, they are deliberately thrown out of their plane by their ejector seat, because the plane is likely to crash

flight-test (verb)

to test a new plane by flying it in order to make certain that it is safe

fly (verb)

if a plane flies, it moves through the air

fly (verb)

to take people or goods somewhere by plane

fly (verb)

to control a plane when it is in the air

force down ()

to force a plane to land

glide (verb)

to fly in a glider

ground (verb)

to stop a plane from leaving the ground, or to stop people from flying somewhere

land (verb)

if a plane or boat lands people or goods somewhere, it brings them there

land (verb)

if an aircraft lands, it comes down to the ground

land (verb)

to bring a plane down to the ground

lift (verb)

to airlift something or someone

lift off ()

when an aircraft or space vehicle lifts off, it goes up from the ground into the air

lose height ()

if a plane loses height, it moves down to a lower level in the sky, usually because of a problem

overfly (verb)

to fly over an area in a plane

pilot (verb)

to fly an aircraft

pitch (verb)

if a ship or aircraft pitches, it moves up and down suddenly

put down ()

if an aircraft puts down, or if someone puts it down, it lands

scramble (verb)

if aircraft or pilots scramble, they take off quickly, for example to attack an enemy or because of an emergency

scramble (verb)

if aircraft are scrambled, their crews are ordered to take off quickly, for example to attack an enemy or because of an emergency

stack (verb)

to make planes fly above or below other planes while waiting to land

stack up ()

to fly above or below other planes while waiting to land

take off ()

if an aircraft takes off, it leaves the ground and starts flying

talk down ()

to use a radio to explain to someone who is flying a plane how to land it

taxi (verb)

if a plane taxies, it moves on its wheels on the ground

touch down ()

if an aircraft or space vehicle touches down, it lands

trim (verb)

to change the position of the flaps on a plane so that it is balanced and under control

yaw (verb)

if a plane yaws, it turns to the side without moving up or down and without doing a roll