Definitions

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  • noun science fiction A vehicle that can drive on land like a car or fly like an aeroplane.

Etymologies

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car +‎ plane

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Examples

  • She climbed briskly out of her carplane and looked around her.

    The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951

  • He pressed the button that would bring down the first carplane going toward District Number 19.

    The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951

  • She ate it in her carplane, read several state papers she had brought along and then, as darkness fell over the capital city of her empire, saw by her watch that once more the building was due back.

    The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951

  • He landed the carplane on the roof of the five-story residence.

    The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951

  • In five minutes he was in a public carplane heading purposefully into the heart of the city.

    The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951

  • They took a carplane, Lucy pushing the button that brought the machine down to pick them up.

    The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951

  • I'll pack all that's needed into the carplane, including a folding bed.

    The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951

  • Outside Hedrock headed for a carplane stop in a meditative mood.

    The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951

  • The subsequent report of another weapon shop agent that a very expensive private carplane picked him up a block from the apartment and took off before the agent could summon transportation, puzzles me.

    The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951

  • Cayle Clark set the controls so that the carplane would make a wide circle around the house.

    The Weapon Shops of Isher Van Vogt, A. E. 1951

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