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[syn: aviation, airmanship]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Airmanship \Air"man*ship\, n.
   Art, skill, or ability in the practice of aerial navigation;
   aircraft piloting.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
airmanship
    n 1: the art of operating aircraft [syn: aviation,
         airmanship]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "airmanship":
   ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, artfulness, artisanship,
   artistry, bravura, brief, briefing, brilliance, capability,
   capacity, cleverness, command, competence, control, coordination,
   craft, craftsmanship, cunning, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness,
   dextrousness, diplomacy, efficiency, expertise, facility, finesse,
   flight plan, flying lessons, grace, grip, handiness, horsemanship,
   ingeniousness, ingenuity, know-how, marksmanship, mastership,
   mastery, pilot training, pilotship, practical ability, proficiency,
   prowess, quickness, readiness, resource, resourcefulness, rundown,
   savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, skill, skillfulness, style, tact,
   tactfulness, technical brilliance, technical mastery,
   technical skill, technique, timing, virtuosity, washout, wit,
   wizardry, workmanship