Civil aviation dictionary
Aviation glossary
Terms, abbreviations and procedures explained without unnecessary jargon, with English names and clear definitions.
- Total entries
- 2480
- Terms
- 435
- Abbreviations
- 2045
W
- AbbreviationWeather Service Office
WSO stands for Weather Service Office in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationweather service operations manual
WSOM stands for weather service operations manual in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationWeather Surveillance Radar
WSR stands for Weather Surveillance Radar in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationweather system processor (replacement for LLWAS)
WSP stands for weather system processor (replacement for LLWAS) in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationWeather Systems Processor
WSP stands for Weather Systems Processor in FAA terminology.
- AerodynamicsWeight
The gravitational force acting on an aircraft towards the Earth.
- Abbreviationwest-northwestern (weather reports only)
WNWRN stands for west-northwestern (weather reports only) in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationwest-southwestward (weather reports only)
WSWWD stands for west-southwestward (weather reports only) in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationWestern Air Defense Sector
WADS stands for Western Air Defense Sector in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationWestern Electric Satellite Communications
WESCOM stands for Western Electric Satellite Communications in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationwestern plateau
WPLTO stands for western plateau in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationWestern Union Telegraph Company
WU stands for Western Union Telegraph Company in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationwet runway
WR stands for wet runway in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationwet snow on runway
WSR stands for wet snow on runway in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationwhile in control area
WICA stands for while in control area in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationwidth or wide
WID stands for width or wide in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationWill you give me the position of my station according to the bearings taken by the D/F station which you control or the position of your station according to the bearings taken by the D/F stations that I control was …latiude…longitude (or other indication of position), class ....at....hours
QTF stands for Will you give me the position of my station according to the bearings taken by the D/F station which you control or the position of your station according to the bearings taken by the D/F stations that I control was …latiude…longitude (or other indication of position), class ....at....hours in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationwind
WND stands for wind in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationwind at altitude (PIREP only)
WV stands for wind at altitude (PIREP only) in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationwind direction indicator
WDI stands for wind direction indicator in FAA terminology.
- MeteorologyWIND GRID DISPLAY
A display that presents the latest forecasted wind data overlaid on a map of the ARTCC area.
- MeteorologyWind shear
A change in wind speed or direction over a short distance.
- Abbreviationwind shift
WSHFT stands for wind shift in FAA terminology.
- Aircraft and systemsWing
The main lifting surface of an aircraft.