ala

Learned borrowing from Latin āla. Compare the inherited doublet á.

(aviation) wingman (support pilot in a squadron)


ESA

Orthographic borrowing from English ESA.


ás

(military aviation) ace (pilot who shot down five or more enemy aircraft)


manche

(aviation) yoke (column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft)


cauda

From Old Galician-Portuguese, borrowed from Latin cauda. Doublet of cola, which was inherited.

tail; tail end (posterior part or appendage of an object)

(aviation) tail; empennage (rear structure of an aircraft)


piloto

pt-noun

piloto m or f by sense (plural pilotos, feminine piloto or pilota, feminine plural pilotos or pilotas)

pilotos (plural)
piloto (feminine)
pilota (feminine)
pilotos (feminine plural)
pilotas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Italian piloto, from Late Latin pillottus.

(aviation) pilot (person who controls the aircraft)


Boeing

Unadapted borrowing from English Boeing.

(aviation) Boeing (an American aerospace company)


Boeing

(aviation) an aeroplane produced by Boeing


cápsula

(astronautics) capsule (part of spacecraft containing crew’s living space)


leme

(aeronautics) rudder (control surface of an aircraft)


copiloto

copiloto m or f by sense (plural copilotos)

(aviation) copilot (relief or assistant pilot of an aircraft)


porão

From Old Galician-Portuguese prão, an early semi-learned borrowing from Latin plānus. Doublet of plano, piano, chão, and lhano.

doublet

(nautical, aviation) hold (cargo area of a ship or aircraft)


coifa

From Late Latin cofia, of West Germanic origin. See also Middle High German kupfe (“cap”), Old High German kupphia (“cap”), all from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰeybʰ-.


lançamento

From lançar (“to launch”) + -mento; cognate with Galician lanzamento.

(astronautics) launch (the act of launching: flying a rocket out of the ground)


executiva

classe executiva
classe executiva#Portuguese

(aviation) Clipping of classe executiva (“business class”).


aerofólio

(aviation) aerofoil (structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air)


caixa-preta

(aviation) black box (recorder in an aircraft)


corredor aéreo

pt-noun

corredor aéreo m (plural corredores aéreos)

(aviation) air corridor (predefined route for aeroplanes)


espaço aéreo

(politics, aviation) airspace (controlled portion of atmosphere)

(aviation) airspace (part of sky used by aircraft)


estolar

pt-verb

estolar (first-person singular present estolo, first-person singular preterite estolei, past participle estolado)

estolo (first-person present singular)
estolei (first-person preterite singular)
estolado (participle past)
estolar (impersonal infinitive)
estolar (first-person infinitive singular)
estolares (infinitive second-person singular)
estolar (infinitive singular third-person)
estolarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
estolardes (infinitive plural second-person)
estolarem (infinitive plural third-person)
estolando (gerund)
estolado (masculine participle past singular)
estolados (masculine participle past plural)
estolada (feminine participle past singular)
estoladas (feminine participle past plural)
estolo (first-person indicative present singular)
estolas (indicative present second-person singular)
estola (indicative present singular third-person)
estolamos (first-person indicative plural present)
estolais (indicative plural present second-person)
estolam (indicative plural present third-person)
estolava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
estolavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
estolava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
estolávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
estoláveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
estolavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
estolei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
estolaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
estolou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
estolamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
estolámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
estolastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
estolaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
estolara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
estolaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
estolara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
estoláramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
estoláreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
estolaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
estolarei (first-person future indicative singular)
estolarás (future indicative second-person singular)
estolará (future indicative singular third-person)
estolaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
estolareis (future indicative plural second-person)
estolarão (future indicative plural third-person)
estolaria (conditional first-person singular)
estolarias (conditional second-person singular)
estolaria (conditional singular third-person)
estolaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
estolaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
estolariam (conditional plural third-person)
estole (first-person present singular subjunctive)
estoles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
estole (present singular subjunctive third-person)
estolemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
estoleis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
estolem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
estolasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
estolasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
estolasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
estolássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
estolásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
estolassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
estolar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
estolares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
estolar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
estolarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
estolardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
estolarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
estola (imperative second-person singular)
estole (imperative singular third-person)
estolemos (first-person imperative plural)
estolai (imperative plural second-person)
estolem (imperative plural third-person)
não estoles (imperative negative second-person singular)
não estole (imperative negative singular third-person)
não estolemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não estoleis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não estolem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(aeronautics) to stall (to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift)


ponte aérea

(aviation) air bridge (link established by air transport)


vela solar

(astronautics) solar sail (a sail-like structure on a spacecraft)


hipersónico

pt-adj

hipersónico (feminine hipersónica, masculine plural hipersónicos, feminine plural hipersónicas)

hipersónica (feminine)
hipersónicos (masculine plural)
hipersónicas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(of a speed, aviation) hypersonic (five times the speed of sound)


aeródino

Borrowed from French aérodyne, from Ancient Greek roots. By surface analysis, aero- + -dino.

(aviation, rare) aerodyne (heavier-than-air aircraft)


caixa-negra

[ˌkaɪ̯.ʃɐˈne.ɡɾɐ]

[ˌkaɪ̯.ʃɐˈne.ɡɾɐ]


aquaplanar

pt-verb

aquaplanar (first-person singular present aquaplano, first-person singular preterite aquaplanei, past participle aquaplanado)

aquaplano (first-person present singular)
aquaplanei (first-person preterite singular)
aquaplanado (participle past)
aquaplanar (impersonal infinitive)
aquaplanar (first-person infinitive singular)
aquaplanares (infinitive second-person singular)
aquaplanar (infinitive singular third-person)
aquaplanarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
aquaplanardes (infinitive plural second-person)
aquaplanarem (infinitive plural third-person)
aquaplanando (gerund)
aquaplanado (masculine participle past singular)
aquaplanados (masculine participle past plural)
aquaplanada (feminine participle past singular)
aquaplanadas (feminine participle past plural)
aquaplano (first-person indicative present singular)
aquaplanas (indicative present second-person singular)
aquaplana (indicative present singular third-person)
aquaplanamos (first-person indicative plural present)
aquaplanais (indicative plural present second-person)
aquaplanam (indicative plural present third-person)
aquaplanava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
aquaplanavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aquaplanava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
aquaplanávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aquaplanáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
aquaplanavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
aquaplanei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
aquaplanaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
aquaplanou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
aquaplanamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
aquaplanámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
aquaplanastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
aquaplanaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
aquaplanara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
aquaplanaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
aquaplanara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
aquaplanáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
aquaplanáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
aquaplanaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
aquaplanarei (first-person future indicative singular)
aquaplanarás (future indicative second-person singular)
aquaplanará (future indicative singular third-person)
aquaplanaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
aquaplanareis (future indicative plural second-person)
aquaplanarão (future indicative plural third-person)
aquaplanaria (conditional first-person singular)
aquaplanarias (conditional second-person singular)
aquaplanaria (conditional singular third-person)
aquaplanaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
aquaplanaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
aquaplanariam (conditional plural third-person)
aquaplane (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aquaplanes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
aquaplane (present singular subjunctive third-person)
aquaplanemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
aquaplaneis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
aquaplanem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
aquaplanasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
aquaplanasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
aquaplanasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aquaplanássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
aquaplanásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
aquaplanassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
aquaplanar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
aquaplanares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
aquaplanar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
aquaplanarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
aquaplanardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
aquaplanarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
aquaplana (imperative second-person singular)
aquaplane (imperative singular third-person)
aquaplanemos (first-person imperative plural)
aquaplanai (imperative plural second-person)
aquaplanem (imperative plural third-person)
não aquaplanes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não aquaplane (imperative negative singular third-person)
não aquaplanemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não aquaplaneis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não aquaplanem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(intransitive, aviation, rare) to land an aircraft on water


horizonte artificial

pt-noun

horizonte artificial m (plural horizontes artificiais)

(aviation) artificial horizon (an instrument indicating orientation)


heliporto

heliporto m (plural heliportos, metaphonic)

From heli- + porto, by analogy to aeroporto (“airport”).

(aviation) heliport (surface or facility for the landing of helicopters)


CWB

(international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Afonso Pena International Airport, which serves Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.


descolagem

(Portugal, aeronautics) liftoff, takeoff


trem de aterragem

trem de aterragem m (plural trens de aterragem)

[ˈtɾẽɪ̯̃ d͡ʒi a.teˈha.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈtɾẽɪ̯̃ d͡ʒi a.teˈha.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈtɾẽɪ̯̃ d͡ʒi a.teˈχa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈtɾẽɪ̯̃ de a.teˈha.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ˈtɾɐ̃j̃ d‿ɐ.tɨˈʁa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

(Portugal, aviation) landing gear, undercarriage


ailerão

[aɪ̯.leˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(aeronautics) aileron (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)


amerissagem

Borrowed from French amerrissage. By surface analysis, amerissar + -agem.

(Brazil, aeronautics) splashdown (landing into water)

(Brazil, aviation) ditching (crash-landing into water)


aquaplanagem

(aeronautics, rare) splashdown (landing into water)

(aviation, rare) ditching (crash-landing into water)


glissar

pt-verb

glissar (first-person singular present glisso, first-person singular preterite glissei, past participle glissado)

glisso (first-person present singular)
glissei (first-person preterite singular)
glissado (participle past)
glissar (impersonal infinitive)
glissar (first-person infinitive singular)
glissares (infinitive second-person singular)
glissar (infinitive singular third-person)
glissarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
glissardes (infinitive plural second-person)
glissarem (infinitive plural third-person)
glissando (gerund)
glissado (masculine participle past singular)
glissados (masculine participle past plural)
glissada (feminine participle past singular)
glissadas (feminine participle past plural)
glisso (first-person indicative present singular)
glissas (indicative present second-person singular)
glissa (indicative present singular third-person)
glissamos (first-person indicative plural present)
glissais (indicative plural present second-person)
glissam (indicative plural present third-person)
glissava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
glissavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
glissava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
glissávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
glissáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
glissavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
glissei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
glissaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
glissou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
glissamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
glissámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
glissastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
glissaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
glissara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
glissaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
glissara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
glissáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
glissáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
glissaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
glissarei (first-person future indicative singular)
glissarás (future indicative second-person singular)
glissará (future indicative singular third-person)
glissaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
glissareis (future indicative plural second-person)
glissarão (future indicative plural third-person)
glissaria (conditional first-person singular)
glissarias (conditional second-person singular)
glissaria (conditional singular third-person)
glissaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
glissaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
glissariam (conditional plural third-person)
glisse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
glisses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
glisse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
glissemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
glisseis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
glissem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
glissasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
glissasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
glissasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
glissássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
glissásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
glissassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
glissar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
glissares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
glissar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
glissarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
glissardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
glissarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
glissa (imperative second-person singular)
glisse (imperative singular third-person)
glissemos (first-person imperative plural)
glissai (imperative plural second-person)
glissem (imperative plural third-person)
não glisses (imperative negative second-person singular)
não glisse (imperative negative singular third-person)
não glissemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não glisseis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não glissem (imperative negative plural third-person)