L'enlairament
Example: L'enlairament de l'avió va ser molt suau avui.
Definition
"L'enlairament" refers to the act or process of an aircraft taking off from the ground and beginning to fly. It is commonly used in aviation contexts to describe the moment when the plane leaves the runway and ascends into the air.
Etymology
The word "l'enlairament" comes from the Catalan verb "enlairar," meaning to lift or raise into the air. It combines the prefix "en-" (in or into) with "lairar," derived from "aire," meaning air. Did you know that the root "aire" is related to the Latin "aer," also meaning air? This connection highlights the word's focus on movement into the air.
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"L'enlairament" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - Air travel & Aviation - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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