aeroplane
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1. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | heavier-than-air craft, |
| definition | : | a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | airliner, |
| definition | : | a commercial airplane that carries passengers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | biplane, |
| definition | : | old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bomber, |
| definition | : | a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | delta wing, |
| definition | : | an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hangar queen, |
| definition | : | an airplane with a bad maintenance record (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | monoplane, |
| definition | : | an airplane with a single wing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | propeller plane, |
| definition | : | an airplane that is driven by a propeller (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | reconnaissance plane, |
| definition | : | a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hydroplane, seaplane, |
| definition | : | an airplane that can land on or take off from water (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ski-plane, |
| definition | : | an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tanker plane, |
| definition | : | an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | escape hatch, |
| definition | : | hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | fuselage, |
| definition | : | the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | bonnet, cowl, cowling, hood, |
| definition | : | protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | landing gear, |
| definition | : | an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | navigation light, |
| definition | : | light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | fuel pod, pod, |
| definition | : | a detachable container of fuel on an airplane (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | radar dome, radome, |
| definition | : | a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | windscreen, windshield, |
| definition | : | transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | wing, |
| definition | : | one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | circumnavigation, |
| definition | : | traveling around something (by ship or plane) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | defroster, deicer, |
| definition | : | heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane) (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | dip circle, inclinometer, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | roll-on roll-off, |
| definition | : | a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | log, |
| definition | : | a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane) (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | place, seat, |
| definition | : | a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) (noun.location) |
| domain member category | : | highjacker, hijacker, |
| definition | : | someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | passenger, rider, |
| definition | : | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | drift, |
| definition | : | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | leeway, |
| definition | : | (of a ship or plane) sideways drift (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | atomic number 22, ti, titanium, |
| definition | : | a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | prang, |
| definition | : | crash (verb.contact) |
| domain member category | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | yaw back and forth about a flight path (verb.motion) |
| domain member category | : | astern, |
| definition | : | (of a ship or an airplane) behind (adv.all) |
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