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AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does amphibious aircraft mean?
• AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT (noun)
The noun AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT has 1 sense:
1. an airplane designed to take off and land on water
Familiarity information: AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An airplane designed to take off and land on water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
amphibian; amphibious aircraft
Hypernyms ("amphibious aircraft" is a kind of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
Meronyms (parts of "amphibious aircraft"):
pontoon (a float supporting a seaplane)
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