skyborne
Carried through air
Skyborne describes something carried through or suspended in the sky.
The word applies to aircraft, birds, seeds, or anything aloft: The skyborne fleet crossed the channel at dawn.
It often carries a poetic or elevated register, appearing in fantasy and military contexts more than everyday speech.
Airborne transportation vehicle
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
cockpit · altitude · airspace · aerodynamics · jet · helicopter · glider · propeller
Of the sky above
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
astral · spiritual · mystical · supernatural · unearthly · ephemeral · intangible · incorporeal
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
- hang-gliderUnpowered airborne craft
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
paratrooper · jetpack · balloon · blimp · zeppelin · airship · drone · soar
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
flight · cockpit · altitude · airspace · aerodynamics · jet · helicopter · glider · propeller · hangar
celestial
Of the sky above
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
otherworldly · astral · spiritual · mystical · supernatural · unearthly · ephemeral · intangible · incorporeal · ghostly
skydiving
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
- hang-gliderUnpowered airborne craft
parachute · paratrooper · jetpack · balloon · blimp · zeppelin · airship · drone · soar · glide
skybornegrounded
Stable and realistic
earthbound · ground-level · terrestrial · low-lying · sunken
skyborneearthbound
Confined to terra firma
seaborne · waterborne · ground-based · land-based · shipborne