| 单词 | air car |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair car air car n. a (frequently hypothetical) small passenger aircraft; (in quot. 1962) a hovercraft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] air car1829 aeroplane1868 orange crate1889 aerodrome1891 aerocurve1894 airplane1906 drome1908 plane1908 kite1909 bus1910 1829 Mechanics' Mag. 11 181 The airiner has time, in all cases (assuming that the air-car is air-worthy) to concert proper measures for his safe descent. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 8 July 5/1 Five hundred ten-pound notes will enable Mr. George L. O. Davidson to commence the construction of his air-car, which will be capable of lifting itself into the air and travelling over the ground. 1911 C. Grahame-White & H. Harper Aeroplane ii. 41 Further developments, in passenger-carrying, are expected during 1911, when ‘air-cars’, carrying four and six occupants as their regular equipment, will be introduced. 1962 Flight Internat. 82 Suppl. 6/3 The air car [i.e. a hovercraft] is capable of operating over land, water, sand, swamps, snow, or thin ice, with equal ease. 1996 AutoWeek (Nexis) 23 Sept. 18 True believers..say that if it weren't for FAA over-regulation, and clumsy and antiquated hardware, real user-friendly aircars would replace our ground-bound relics. < as lemmas |
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