Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A heavier-than-air aircraft deriving lift from motion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See the extract.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Aëronautics) a heavier-than-air aircraft; same as
aeroplane . Contrasted withaerostat .
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- noun aviation A heavier-than-air craft, deriving its
lift frommotion .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[aero– + Greek dunamis, power (from dunasthai, to be able; see deu- in Indo-European roots).]
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Back-formation from aerodynamic.
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