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heavier-than-air craft
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | heavier-than-air craft - a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel itaircraft - a vehicle that can flyaeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane - an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propellerpilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft, drone - an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote controlglider, sailplane - aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaceseggbeater, helicopter, whirlybird, chopper - an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead bladesornithopter, orthopter - heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wingsmilitary plane, warplane - an aircraft designed and used for combat |
heavier-than-air craft
heavier-than-air craft[′hev·ē·ər thən ′er ¦kraft] (aerospace engineering) Any aircraft weighing more than the air it displaces. heavier-than-air craft
Related to heavier-than-air craft: Heavier than air flightWords related to heavier-than-air craftnoun a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel itRelated Words- aircraft
- aeroplane
- airplane
- plane
- autogiro
- autogyro
- gyroplane
- pilotless aircraft
- radio-controlled aircraft
- drone
- glider
- sailplane
- eggbeater
- helicopter
- whirlybird
- chopper
- ornithopter
- orthopter
- military plane
- warplane
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