Home › Words › A › airlegairlegairleg means jackleg.EtymologyFrom air + leg.nounjacklegDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.jackscrew 57% match — A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew. vs airleg →jackless 54% match — Without a jack. vs airleg →jackman 53% match — A member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack. vs airleg →jacksy 53% match — Backside vs airleg →cockermeg 52% match — An arrangement of pit props used to support a coalface vs airleg →screwjack 52% match — Synonym of jackscrew. vs airleg →jackspeak 52% match — British naval slang vs airleg →leatherjack 51% match — leatherjacket (fish in genus Oligoplites) vs airleg →