lighter-than-air craft

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• lighter-than-air — light′er than air′ adj. 1) aer. (of an aircraft) weighing less than the air it displaces, hence obtaining lift from aerostatic buoyancy 2) aer. of or pertaining to lighter than air craft • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

• lighter-than-air — /luy teuhr dheuhn air /, adj. Aeron. 1. (of an aircraft) weighing less than the air it displaces, hence obtaining lift from aerostatic buoyancy. 2. of or pertaining to lighter than air craft. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

• lighter-than-air craft — noun aircraft supported by its own buoyancy • Hypernyms: ↑aircraft • Hyponyms: ↑airship, ↑dirigible, ↑balloon …   Useful english dictionary

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