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Airplane vocabulary

Airplane vocabulary

l’avion

On this page you’ll find a of French airplane vocabulary. This list covers multiple parts of the aircraft, different kids of aircrafts as well as a few key verbs.

Airplane

Vocabulary list

  • aileron l’aireron
  • airliner un avoin de ligne
  • airplane/aircraft un avion
  • bomber le bombardier
  • cabin la cabine
  • co-pilot le copilote
  • cockpit un cockpit
  • engine un réacteur
  • exit la sortie
  • fighter plane le chasseur
  • fine la dérive
  • fuselage un fuselage
  • helicopter l’hélicoptère
  • hot air balloon la montgolfière
  • landing gear le train d’atterrissage
  • latitude l’altitude
  • light aircraft l’avoin léger
  • microlight l’ULM
  • nose (of the plane) le nez
  • nose wheel la roue de nez
  • pilot le pilote
  • private jet le jet privé
  • propeller l’hélice
  • sea plane l’hydravion
  • seat le siège
  • supersonic jet l’avion supersonique
  • tail la queue
  • tailplane l’empennage
  • window un hublot
  • wing une aile

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David Issokson

David Issokson is a lifelong language learner and speaks over seven languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private lessons. When not teaching or writing his French Word of the Day lessons, David enjoys his time skiing, hiking and mountain biking in Victor, Idaho.

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