airworthy

English

Etymology

From air + worthy.

Adjective

airworthy (comparative airworthier or more airworthy, superlative airworthiest or most airworthy)

1. Being able to fly

   An airworthy helicopter...

   Doc Savage doubted that he would carry out the threat, and thought the plane was still airworthy.

2. Meeting standards for safe flight

Synonyms

• flyable
• skyworthy

Antonyms

• unflyable

Derived terms

• airworthiness

Translations

being able to fly

• Finnish: lentokelpoinen (fi), lentokuntoinen (fi)
• German: flugtüchtig (de), flugtauglich (de)
• Norwegian:

  Norwegian Bokmål: flydyktig (no), flygedyktig (no), flyvedyktig (no)

  Norwegian Nynorsk: flygedyktig (nn), flygefør (nn)

• Spanish: navegable (es), apto para volar (es)

meeting standards for safe flight

• Finnish: lentokelpoinen (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Norwegian Bokmål: flydyktig (no), flygedyktig (no), flyvedyktig (no)

  Norwegian Nynorsk: flygedyktig (nn)

See also

• roadworthy
• seaworthy