9-letter words containing r, a
- ahtisaari — Martti [mahr-ti] /ˈmɑr tɪ/ (Show IPA), born 1938, president of Finland 1994–2000.
- ahungered — very hungry.
- aigrettes — Plural form of aigrette.
- air alert — the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation
- air blast — a jet of air produced mechanically.
- air brake — Air brakes are brakes which are used on heavy vehicles such as buses and trains and which are operated by means of compressed air.
- air brick — a ceramic or metal unit the size of a brick, open at the sides for admitting air to a building interior.
- air cargo — cargo transported or to be transported by an air carrier.
- air coach — coach (def 4).
- air corps — (before July 26, 1947) a branch of the U.S. Army concerned with military aviation.
- air cover — the use of aircraft to provide aerial protection for ground forces against enemy air attack
- air crash — a crash involving one or more aircraft
- air drill — a drill powered by compressed air.
- air ferry — a ferry service that transports passengers and cars by plane
- air fleet — a group of military aircraft, usually under one commander.
- air force — An air force is the part of a country's armed forces that is concerned with fighting in the air.
- air frost — the deposition of ice condensed from water vapour in the atmosphere on the surface when the air temperature is below 0°C
- air gauge — a gauge for measuring air pressure.
- air hoist — a pneumatic hoist.
- air layer — to treat a plant by means of air layering.
- air medal — a U.S. military decoration awarded for meritorious achievement during participation in aerial operations
- air meter — a small, sensitive anemometer of the windmill type.
- air miles — Air miles are points that you collect when you buy certain goods or services and which you can use to pay for air travel.
- air plant — an epiphyte, esp an orchid of the large Old World tropical genus Aerides, grown for its white scented flowers spotted with red, purple, or rose, or a bromeliad, esp of the genus Tillandsia
- air power — A nation's air power is the strength of its air force.
- air rifle — An air rifle is a rifle which is fired by means of air pressure.
- air right — a right of way in the air space above a property owner's land and the immovable property on it, subject to the public right of air navigation above the property at a legally prescribed altitude.
- air route — a designated route for aircraft flying between particular ground locations at specified minimum altitudes.
- air scoop — a device fitted to the surface of an aircraft to provide air pressure or ventilation from the airflow
- air scout — a scout belonging to a scout troop that specializes in flying, gliding, etc
- air shaft — a shaft for ventilation, esp in a mine or tunnel
- air space — a space occupied by air.
- air spray — pertaining to compressed-air spraying devices or to liquids used in them.
- air stack — stack (def 13).
- air train — an airplane towing one or more gliders.
- air twist — a serpentine motif within the stem of a goblet, produced by extending and twisting an air bubble during glass blowing.
- air valve — a device for controlling the flow of air in a pipe
- air varie — a melody with variations.
- air-bound — stopped up by air.
- air-dried — preserved by exposing to the air and allowing to dry
- air-lance — to clean with an air lance.
- air-slake — to slake (lime or the like) with moist air.
- air-spray — pertaining to compressed-air spraying devices or to liquids used in them.
- air-thing — a direction.
- airbrakes — Plural form of airbrake.
- airbricks — Plural form of airbrick.
- airbursts — Plural form of airburst.
- aircrafts — (nonstandard) Plural form of aircraft.
- airdromes — Plural form of airdrome.
- airfields — Plural form of airfield.