GROUND EFFECT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ground effect mean? 

• GROUND EFFECT (noun)
  The noun GROUND EFFECT has 1 sense:

1. apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground

  Familiarity information: GROUND EFFECT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROUND EFFECT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("ground effect" is a kind of...):

aerodynamic lift; lift (the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity)