Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹəʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹəʊ
Adjective
aero (comparative more aero, superlative most aero)
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to aviation.
We've seen a lot of growth in the aero sector.
1918, Illustrated World, volume 29, number 3, page 406:According to aero experts these planes will be capable of carrying six passengers, five machine guns, a special rapid fire aerogun and about fifty bombs, and will be practically immune from injury due to attacks by the light battleplanes […]
- Aerodynamic; having an aerodynamic appearance.
It's a very aero design, with smooth lines.
Noun
aero (countable and uncountable, plural aeros)
- (slang, uncountable, motor racing) Aerodynamics.
2009 February 12, Paul Gover, “Australian Grand Prix sleep-in suits Robert Kubica,”, in Herald Sun:"The biggest difference is aero, which is a really big cut."
- (informal, countable, dated) An airplane or airship.
- (uncountable) Aerospace. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
References
- “aero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.