Aviation History

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, referring to a person of white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant descent

  • The WASP population in this region has seen a steady decline over the past decade.
  • I heard there's a huge WASP nest in the backyard, we should be careful.
  • Those WASPs at the country club can be so snobbish sometimes.
  • The CEO was like a WASP, always buzzing around and micromanaging everything.

noun a part of the aircraft that generates thrust by rotating

  • The propeller plane flew smoothly through the clear blue sky.
  • I love watching propeller planes take off at the airport.
  • Check out that cool prop plane flying overhead!
  • Her thoughts were like a propeller plane, constantly spinning and never settling.

noun aerial warfare

  • The air war in the region intensified as both sides deployed advanced fighter jets.
  • The air war is heating up with more planes taking to the skies.
  • The air war is getting real intense up there with all the dogfighting going on.
  • Their relationship was like an air war, constant battles and skirmishes without any resolution.