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PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pilotless aircraft mean?
• PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT (noun)
The noun PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT has 1 sense:
1. an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
Familiarity information: PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
drone; pilotless aircraft; radio-controlled aircraft
Hypernyms ("pilotless aircraft" is a kind of...):
heavier-than-air craft (a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it)
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