| صيغ مركبة |
| air ambulance n | (aircraft for medical emergencies) | طائرة إسعاف |
| | Helicopters were used as air ambulances during the Vietnam War. |
| air attack n | (bombing or strafing by plane) | غارة جوية |
| | As the Second World War neared its end, many German cities faced Allied air attacks. |
| air brake n | (machinery: pneumatic brake) | مكبح هوائي |
| air bubble n | (pocket of air in a liquid) | فقاعة هوائية |
| | That little pump creates hundreds of air bubbles in the aquarium. |
| air cargo n | (freight carried by a plane) | شحن جوي |
| | That airline charges $5.00 a pound for air cargo. |
| air cargo n | (mode of transport: air freight) | نقل جوي |
| air conditioner n | (device for cooling the air) | مكيّف تبريد هوائي |
| | The air conditioner was broken, so I turned on the fan. |
| air conditioning n | (system for cooling the air) | تكييف هوائي، تبريد |
| | I only turn on the air conditioning on the hottest days. |
| air conditioning unit n | (air-cooling system) | وحدة تكييف |
| | The repairman will arrive between 1-4pm today to fix your air conditioning unit. |
| air filter n | (filter that removes dust from air) | جهاز تنقية الهواء |
| air flow n | (current, movement of air) | تيار هوائي |
| | The air flow of this oxygen concentrator is 3 liters a minute. |
| air force n | (military aviation unit) | سلاح الجو |
| air freight n | (transport of goods by plane) | شحن جوي |
| air freshener n | (product that combats odours) | ملطف أو منعش للجو |
| | I sprayed the room with air freshener to cover the dog's smell. |
| air gun n | (pellet rifle) | مسدس هوائي |
| air hammer n | (tool: pneumatic hammer) | مطرقة هوائية |
| | The construction crew had to use an air hammer to break up the concrete walkway. |
| air horn n | (loud pneumatic horn) | بوق هوائي |
| | When there is fog, ships sound their air horns to gauge their positions. |
| air hostess n | dated (female airline steward) | مضيفة طيران |
| | The air hostess served drinks to the passengers on the flight. |
| | The more current term for air hostess is flight attendant. |
| air intake n | (ventilation system aperture ) | فتحة شفط |
| | The air intake filter is dirty and needs to be replaced. |
| air intake n | (motor or carburettor opening for air used in combustion) | فتحة هوائية في غرفة الاحتراق |
| | The air intake valve on that engine seems to be clogged. |
| air leak n | (escape of air) | تسرب هوائي |
| | Better check the pressure in that tire. I think it has a slow air leak. |
| air lock n | (airtight chamber) | غرفة محكمة الإغلاق |
| | On submarines and space shuttles there are air locks so that the air in them stays inside when someone goes out. |
| air marshal n | (security agent who rides airplanes) | شرطي الطائرة |
| air mattress n | (inflatable mattress: for sleeping) | مرتبة هوائية |
| | You'll need an air mattress when we go camping in the mountains. |
| | We pump up an air mattress for our house guests as we don't have a spare bed. |
| air mattress n | US (air bed, lilo: for swimming pool) | سرير هوائي للسباحة |
| | I love floating on an air mattress. |
| air out vtr | (aerate, expose to air) | يتعرض للهواء |
| | When spring comes, we air out all the heavy winter blankets. |
| air out vtr | (discuss openly, as differences of opinion) | يناقش بحرية |
| | | يصارح |
| | John and Mary aired out their differences at the marriage counselor's office. |
| air pocket n | (current of air) | جيب هوائي، مطب |
| | When the plane hit an air pocket, the turbulence knocked the flight attendants off their feet. |
| air pocket n | (air trapped in liquid) | جيب هوائي في السائل |
| | She survived in an air pocket under the capsized boat. |
| air pollution n | (contamination of the atmosphere) | تلوث الجو |
| | Toxic emissions from factories have increased air pollution. |
| air pressure n | (atmospheric pressure) | ضغط الهواء |
| | Masses of high and low air pressure create the weather on Earth. |
| air pressure n | (measure of atmospheric pressure) | قياس ضط الهواء |
| | The current temperature is -1, and the air pressure is 1016 millibars. |
| air pump n | (device for inflating tyres) | منفاخ هواء |
| | To inflate our car tires, we use the air pump at the gas station instead of the bicycle pump at home. |
| air pump n | (device for compressing air) | جهاز ضغط الهواء |
| air rifle n | (pneumatic gun) | بندقية هوائية |
| | You could shoot your eye out with that air rifle if you're not careful. |
| air shaft n | US (vertical passage in a mine or building) | نفق عمودي لتهوية المناجم |
| | In my apartment, half the windows look out onto the street and half into the air shaft. |
| air speed n | (speed in relation to air) | سرعة الهواء |
| air strike n | (military: aerial attack) | ضربة جوية، غارة جوية |
| | The military conducted an air strike on the enemy base. |
| air strike n | (airline work stoppage) | إضراب عمال الطيران |
| air taxi n | (small for-hire passenger aircraft) | طائرة صغيرة للأجرة |
| | There is regular air taxi service across the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Vancouver and Victoria. |
| air traffic n | (aircraft when flying) | خط طيران |
| | Air traffic depends on airport controllers who know how to read radar information. |
| air transport n | (use of aircraft for travel or cargo movement) | نقل جوي |
| | The goods were packed and shipped today for air transport to Taipei. |
| air transport n | (aircraft used for travel or cargo movement) | نقل أو شحن جوي |
| air travel n | (making journeys by plane) | السفريات الجوية |
| | Air travel is no longer the journey of wonderment it was fifty years ago. |
| air valve n | (device that controls the release of air) | صمام هوائي |
| air-conditioned, air conditioned adj | (equipped with air-cooling system) | مكيّف، مجهز بأجهزة تكييف هوائي |
| ملاحظة: hyphen omitted when term is an adj after a noun |
| | The hotel said that for a few more dollars we could have an air-conditioned room. |
| air-cooled adj | (engine: cooled by circulating air) | مكيّف هوائياً |
| | Most motorcycles have air-cooled engines. |
| | Volkswagen was one of the first cars with an air-cooled engine. |
| air-dried adj | (dried by exposure to air) | مجفف بواسطة الهواء |
| air-drying adj | (that dries by exposure to air) | مجفف بواسطة الهواء |
| air-raid shelter n | (shelter against bomb attacks) | ملجأ للغارات |
| | During the Cold War, many American's built air-raid shelters in their backyards. |
| air-sea rescue n | (emergency service at sea) | خدمة الطوارىء البحرية |
| air-to-air adj | (weapon: fired by one aircraft at another) | صواريخ جو-جو |
| air-to-ground adj | (weapon: fired by aircraft at land) | صواريخ جو-أرض |
| air-to-surface adj | (weapon: fired by aircraft at land or sea) | صوارسخ جو-أرض |
| air-traffic control n | (ground based direction of airplanes ) | مراقبة الملاحة الجوية |
| air-traffic controller n | (sb who directs airplanes ) | مراقب ملاحة جوية |
| | The air-traffic controller directed the plane to a runway. |
| breath of air n | literal (inhalation) | تنفس، استنشاق |
| | The paramedics administered oxygen because Sara was fighting for every breath of air. |
| breath of air n | figurative (sth refreshingly different) | شيء منعش |
| breath of fresh air n | (a new idea ) | فكرة منعشة |
| | The new manager was like a breath of fresh air in a stale workplace. |
| clear the air v | figurative (resolve tensions) | يزيل التوترات |
| | After our dreadful argument the day before, he telephoned me to apologise and to clear the air, after which I felt much happier. |
| clear the air vtr | literal (remove dust, pollutants) | ينظف من الغبار |
| | The machine is designed to clear the air of dust and pollen. |
| compressed air n | (pressurized air) | هواء مضغوط |
| expose sth to the air vi | (uncover sth) | يكشف |
| fresh air n | (clean, outdoor air) | هواء نقي |
| hot air n | literal (air that has been heated) | كلام فارغ ، هراء |
| | The hot air from the ovens made the kitchen very warm. |
| hot air n | figurative (empty boasting) | تباهي مزيف |
| | You shouldn't take his stories too seriously - most of what he says is just hot air. |
| hot-air balloon, hot air balloon n | (air-travel balloon powered by heated air) | بالون حراري |
| | Each year in Albuquerque, hundreds of hot air balloons may be seen in the air for the International Balloon Fiesta. |
| hot-air balloon n | (large passenger balloon) | منطاد هوائي |
| | Have you ever been for a ride in a hot-air balloon? |
| | The trouble with hot-air balloons is that it is hard to control where you land. |
| in the air adv | literal (flying, in flight) | جواً، في الجو |
| | When I last flew from New York to London we were only in the air for five hours. |
| in the air adv | figurative (having a visible effect) | واضح الأثر |
| | The birds were singing and there was a feeling of spring in the air. |
| in the open air adv | (outdoors) | في الهواء الطلق |
| | Food always tastes better when eaten in the open air. |
| movement of air n | (air current) | تيار هوائي |
| | I need to go out into the garden as there is no movement of air inside this house. |
| naval air station n | (military airbase for the navy) | محطة بحرية |
| | There are two F/A-18 Fighter Squadrons located at the Naval Air Station. |
| on the air adv | (being broadcast) | على الهواء مباشرة |
| | My favorite program is on the air on Sundays at nine. |
| | Ssh! We're on the air, and the whole world can hear you cough. |
| open air, open-air n | (outdoors) | في الهواء الطلق |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | I love swimming in an open-air pool. |
| | Food always tastes better when eaten in the open air. |
| open-air theatre, US: open-air theater n | (outdoor auditorium) | مسرح في الهواء الطلق |
| | They are performing Shakespeare plays at the open-air theatre this summer. |
| stream of air n | (flow or jet of wind) | تدفق الهواء |
| | I opened the window and a stream of air rushed into the room. |
| take off the air v | (stop broadcasting sth) | يتوقف عن البث |
| | Howard Stern's radio program was taken off the air for a while because he offended some listeners. |
| up in the air adj | informal, figurative (uncertain) | غير مؤكَّد |
| | We may spend Christmas in Paris or Rome; our plans are still up in the air. |
| up in the air adv | informal, figurative (in a state of uncertainty) | في وضع غير مؤكد |
