Oxford Business English

1. Oxford Business English English for Aviation Vocabulary Unit 3

2. acknowledge To admit or accept that something exists, is true or real To let someone know that you have received something they sent you

3. Apron (n) • A paved area of an airport where aircraft stand when not flying e.g. for refueling, loading cargo, maintenance etc. If the airplane isn’t at the departure gate, it must still be on the apron.

4. caution To tell someone about a danger or a problem they need to know about to avoid Warning that you should be careful

5. Compact(ed) To make something smaller or firmer by pressing it

6. condition Physical state of something

7. confirm To prove that something is true To tell someone that something will definitely happen the way that has been arranged

8. crest The top of something Design used as the symbol of a town, institution, etc.

9. Deal with (phrase) to take action to do something, especially to solve a problem

10. factor One of the things that influence whether an event happens or the way it happens

11. False alarm Situation in which you think that something bad is going to happen but it does not

12. Flash flooding A sudden unexpected flood

13. gravel Small pieces of stone used for making paths and roads

14. Green light To give official approval for something to be done Signal that gives traffic permission to move forward

15. Holding position A specified location on the airfield, close to the active runway and identified by visual means, at which the position of a taxiing aircraft is maintained in accordance with air traffic control instructions

16. immediate Happening or done now without any delay

17. impatient Annoyed because something is not happening as quickly as you want or the way you want

18. maintenance Work that is done to keep something repaired and in good condition

19. malfunction Failure to work or operate correctly

20. moist Slightly wet

21. monsoon Period of heavy rain in India and Southeast Asia

22. rotation Movement in a circle around a fixed central point Process of replacing one thing with another from the same group in a fixed order

23. rubber Strong substance that can bend easily and is used for making things like tires and boots

24. Runway incursion Situation where an unauthorized aircraft, vehicle or person is on a runway area where it does not belong

25. Scatter(ed) Spread over a large area To throw or drop things so that they spread over an area

26. skid Part of the bottom of an aircraft that helps it to land e.g. tail skid, used to protect the rear fuselage from damage in the event of a tail scrape during take off or landing To slide across the ground in an uncontrollable way

27. slight Small in size, amount or degree

28. spillage Amount of something that has been spilled (accidentally flow out of a container)

29. stationary Not moving

30. surge A sudden increase in power or force of power, electricity

31. Threshold (n) The entrance to a runway. The airplane should enter the runway at the threshold.

32. Under control (phrase) to have authority, power, influence over something To hold in restraint

33. unresponsive Not reacting to stimulation

34. widespread Happening or existing in many places or affecting many people