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German Aviation Vocabulary

20 German words tagged aviation, ordered by frequency and spanning B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as B1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.

20 words
1 at B1
4 at B2
8 at C1
7 at C2
  1. derPilot pilot (one who steers an aircraft); pilot of a bobsled noun pl. Piloten B2
  2. derKapitän captain; captain (medium-level officer rank) noun pl. Kapitäne B2
  3. landen to land (to reach solid ground in an air, water or space vessel); to land (to make an… verb landet · landete · gelandet B1
  4. dieDrohne drone (male bee); sponger, parasite noun pl. Drohnen B2
  5. dieAirline airline noun pl. Airlines B2
  6. dieLandung landing noun pl. Landungen C1
  7. abstürzen to crash; to crash (a malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to… verb stürzt ab · stürzte ab · abgestürzt C1
  8. aufsetzen to put on (something to be worn on the head); to put on (coffee or tea) verb setzt auf · setzte auf · aufgesetzt C1
  9. derLuftraum airspace noun pl. Lufträume C1
  10. startklar ready to start, ready for start; ready for takeoff adj C1
  11. derAbflug take-off; departure noun pl. Abflüge C1
  12. derBug bow, prow (of a ship), nose (of an aircraft); shoulder joint (of an animal) noun pl. Buge C1
  13. derAnflug approach noun pl. Anflüge C1
  14. klarmachen to make it clear, to clarify, explain; to clear (an airplane) verb macht klar · machte klar · klargemacht C2
  15. dieFluglinie route; airline noun pl. Fluglinien C2
  16. derSinkflug descent noun pl. Sinkflüge C2
  17. derRückflug inward flight, return flight noun pl. Rückflüge C2
  18. dieBlackbox black box; flight recorder noun pl. Blackboxen C2
  19. derFlugzeugträger aircraft carrier noun C2
  20. durchstarten to go around (to abort the final approach); to accelerate very quickly (from a halt) verb startet durch · startete durch · durchgestartet C2

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