CommonParlance
Seed
Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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air cushion in CommonParlance
- definition the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground
- definition a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
- definition a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated
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air defense in CommonParlance
- definition defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness
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air division in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
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air duct in CommonParlance
- definition a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
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air embolism in CommonParlance
- definition obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
- definition pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
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air filter in CommonParlance
- definition a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it
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air flow in CommonParlance
- definition the flow of air
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air force in CommonParlance
- definition the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
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air force academy in CommonParlance
- definition an academy for training air force officers
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air force officer in CommonParlance
- definition an officer in the airforce
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air gas in CommonParlance
- definition a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke
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air group in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing
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air gun in CommonParlance
- definition a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
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air hammer in CommonParlance
- definition a hammer driven by compressed air
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air hole in CommonParlance
- definition a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
- definition a hole that allows the passage of air
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air horn in CommonParlance
- definition a pneumatic horn
- definition air intake of a carburetor
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air hose in CommonParlance
- definition a hose that carries air under pressure
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air host in CommonParlance
- definition a male steward on an airplane
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air hostess in CommonParlance
- definition a woman steward on an airplane
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air jacket in CommonParlance
- definition an inflatable life jacket
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air lane in CommonParlance
- definition a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
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air letter in CommonParlance
- definition a letter sent by air mail
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air lock in CommonParlance
- definition a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
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air mail in CommonParlance
- definition mail that is sent by air transport
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air marshal in CommonParlance
- definition a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight