7-letter words containing i, r, a
- airlane — Alternative spelling of air lane.
- airless — If a place is airless, there is no fresh air in it.
- airlift — An airlift is an operation to move people, troops, or goods by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed.
- airlike — resembling air
- airline — An airline is a company which provides regular services carrying people or goods in aeroplanes.
- airlock — An airlock is a small room that is used to move between areas which do not have the same air pressure, for example in a spacecraft or submarine.
- airmada — a large fleet or flight of airplanes assigned to a specific mission: shipping lanes guarded by a giant airmada overhead.
- airmail — Airmail is the system of sending letters, parcels, and goods by air.
- airpack — an apparatus consisting of a face mask connected to a portable air supply, as an air tank that can be strapped to one's back, used especially by firefighters and search teams in areas of smoke, poisonous fumes, intense heat, etc.
- airpark — a small airport often near a business or residential area
- airpipe — an airhose connecting the mouthpiece of scuba diving equipment to its air supply.
- airplay — The airplay which a piece of popular music receives is the number of times it is played on the radio.
- airport — An airport is a place where aircraft land and take off, which has buildings and facilities for passengers.
- airpost — the system of delivering mail by air; airmail
- airprox — a near collision between two or more aircraft
- airshed — a region sharing a common flow of air, which may become uniformly polluted and stagnant
- airship — An airship is an aircraft that consists of a large balloon which is filled with gas and is powered by an engine. It has a section underneath for passengers.
- airshot — aircheck
- airshow — An airshow is an event at which aeroplane pilots entertain the public by performing very skilful and complicated movements with the aircraft in the sky.
- airsick — If you are airsick when you are traveling on an aircraft, you experience nausea as a result of the aircraft's motion.
- airside — the part of an airport nearest the aircraft, the boundary of which is the security check, customs, passport control, etc
- airsoft — A modern combat sport in which participants eliminate their opponents by hitting them with spherical non-metallic pellets launched from a compressed-air gun.
- airstop — a landing place for helicopters
- airthed — a direction.
- airtime — the time allocated to a particular programme, item, topic, or type of material on radio or television
- airting — a direction.
- airward — upwards; towards the air
- airwash — to cool (a roof or the like) with a current of air.
- airwave — a channel for broadcasting radio or television signals
- airways — The passage by which air reaches a person's lungs.
- airwise — having skill in flying
- aj, sir — Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- akhisar — a town in W Turkey, NE of Izmir.
- akiraho — a small New Zealand shrub, Olearia paniculata, with white flowers
- akrasia — weakness of will; acting in a way contrary to one's sincerely held moral values
- alberti — Leon Battista (leˈɔn batˈtista). 1404–72, Italian Renaissance architect, painter, writer, and musician; among his architectural designs are the façades of Sta. Maria Novella at Florence and S. Francesco at Rimini
- aldaric — Of or pertaining to an aldaric acid or its derivative.
- aldrich — Thomas Bailey1836-1907; U.S. poet & novelist
- aleardi — Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- alerion — an eagle, usually without a beak or feet
- alfieri — Count Vittorio (vitˈtɔːrjo). 1749–1803, Italian dramatist and poet, noted for his classical tragedies and political satires
- algeria — a republic in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean: became independent in 1962, after more than a century of French rule; one-party constitution adopted in 1976; religious extremists led a campaign of violence from 1988 until 2000; consists chiefly of the N Sahara, with the Atlas Mountains in the north, and contains rich deposits of oil and natural gas. Official languages: Arabic and Berber; French also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Algiers. Pop: 38 087 812 (2013 est). Area: about 2 382 800 sq km (920 000 sq miles)
- algiers — the capital of Algeria, an ancient port on the Mediterranean; until 1830 a centre of piracy. Pop: 3 260 000 (2005 est)
- aliener — a person who transfers property.
- alienor — a person who transfers property to another
- aliform — wing-shaped; alar
- aligarh — a city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh, with a famous Muslim university (1920). Pop: 667 732 (2001)
- aligner — an official who ensures boats are aligned correctly before the start of a race
- alizari — the madder plant found in the Middle East
- allegri — Gregorio. 1582–1652, Italian composer and singer. His compositions include a Miserere for nine voices