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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 waterplay

  Familiarity information: AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT (noun)


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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