Definition of heavier-than-air craft Heavier-than-air craft
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| heavier-than-air craft - a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it | ||
| aircraft a vehicle that can fly | ||
| aeroplane, airplane, plane an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" | ||
| autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller | ||
| pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft, drone stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen | ||
| glider, sailplane aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces | ||
| helicopter, whirlybird, eggbeater, chopper an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades | ||
| ornithopter, orthopter heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings | ||
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