aero

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adjective

ˈer-(ˌ)ō 

: of or relating to aircraft or aeronautics

an aero engine

aero

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abbreviation

aerodynamic

Examples of aero in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

For starters, many aero improvements happen on the rear of the car rather than the bug-hitting front. — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022

The Fenomeno’s airflow management allows for an improvement of 30 percent in both aero load and cooling compared to that of the Revuelto. — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025

The new adjustable rear wing, with patriotic stars-and-stripes endplates, is claimed to be capable of making more than 800 pounds of positive aero assistance at 186 mph, and over 1400 pounds at 249 mph. — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023

Major step forward in the aero-performance category The company completed the initial flight series of the Kratos J85 engine version of the Firejet unmanned aerial system (UAS), dubbed Mk1 Firejet. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

independent use of aero-

First Known Use

Adjective

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for aero

• faro
• garo
• marrow
• narrow
• pharaoh
• sparrow
• taro
• bolero
• bracero
• estero
• herero
• montero