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HEAVIER-THAN-AIR CRAFT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("heavier-than-air craft" is a kind of...):
aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heavier-than-air craft"):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
autogiro; autogyro; gyroplane (an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller)
drone; pilotless aircraft; radio-controlled aircraft (an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control)
glider; sailplane (aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces)
chopper; eggbeater; helicopter; whirlybird (an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)
ornithopter; orthopter (heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings)
military plane; warplane (an aircraft designed and used for combat)
