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bigger, more powerful engines. 2. the
process of using up fuel or other
resources 3. the amount eaten 4. the act
of eating
contact contact /kɒntkt/ noun 1. touch  in
contact with touching
The air in contact
with the Earth’s surface cools. 2. 
to be in contact with to communicate
with e.g. by telephone or radio  to be
in visual contact to see  to make contact
to communicate  to lose contact
to stop communicating
ATC lost contact
with the aircraft. 3. a person who
can be contacted in order to get something
done  I have a contact in
Madrid who can help I know somebody
in Madrid who can help 4. an electrical
connection
Dirty contacts were
the cause of the problem.  verb to get
in touch with somebody e.g. by radio or
telephone
The captain couldn’t contact
ATC.
contact breaker contact breaker /kɒntkt
brekə/ noun a mechanically operated
switch which is timed to break the primary
circuit when maximum current is
flowing
contact flight contact flight /kɒntkt flat/ noun
a method of navigation for aircraft in
which the pilot or crew use no navigational
aids, but find their way by
observing visible features of the ground
contact number contact number /kɒntkt
nmbə/ noun a telephone number
where information can be obtained
contain contain /kən|ten/ verb to hold, to
have inside
Most clouds contain some
super-cooled water droplets.
The
booklet contains details of the airline’s
flight schedule.
container container /kən|tenə/ noun a box,
bottle, etc., which holds something else

A smouldering fire in a waste container
could become very active due to
pressure changes during ascent.
contaminate contaminate /kən|tmnet/ verb
to make something impure, harmful or
dangerous
If contaminated air enters
contaminated fuel 56
the cabin, the dump valve can be
opened.
contaminated fuel contaminated fuel /kən|
tmnetd fjuəl/ noun fuel which
contains an unwanted substance, such
as water, and is therefore dangerous to
use
contamination contamination /kən|tm|
neʃ(ə)n/ noun a process by which a
liquid, gas or object is made unusable
because impurities or foreign matter are
allowed into or onto it  contamination
of air air pollution  fuel contamination
a situation in which fuel becomes
unusable because an unwanted substance
such as water gets into it 
nuclear contamination damage done
to an object, person or substance
because of contact with nuclear radiation
content content /kɒntent/ noun the amount
of a substance that is contained within
something, often expressed as a percentage

The stratosphere is a layer in
which the water vapour content is low.
 the moisture content of the atmosphere
the amount of water vapour in the
air
continent continent /kɒntnənt/ noun one of
the seven great land masses of the Earth

the continent of Europe
COMMENT: The seven continents are:
Asia, Africa, North America, South
America, Australia, Europe and
Antarctica.
continental continental /kɒnt|nent(ə)l/ adjective
referring to a continent
continental climate continental climate
/kɒntnent(ə)l klamət/ noun the
type of climate found in areas where
there is no effect from the sea
contingency contingency /kən|tnd"ənsi/ noun
something which might happen in the
future and therefore must be planned
for
contingency reserve fuel contingency reserve fuel /kən|
tnd"ənsi r|z%v fjuəl/ noun fuel
which would only be used in an unusual
situation such as a diversion
continuity continuity /kɒnt|njuti/ noun continuing
 continuity of precipitation
continuing rain, snow or hail
contour contour /kɒntυə/ noun the shape of
something
contour chart contour chart /kɒntυə tʃɑt/ noun
chart which shows areas of high and
low ground
contour gradient contour gradient /kɒntυə
$rediənt/ noun steepness of change
in elevation
contour line contour line /kɒntυə lan/ noun a
line on a map or chart joining points of
equal elevation
contract contract /kən|trkt/ verb to become
　
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