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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

• AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An airplane designed to take off and land on water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

amphibious aircraft; amphibian

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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