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1 helicopter
['helikoptə](a flying-machine kept in the air by large propellors fixed on top of it which go round very fast.) þyrla -
2 aeroplane
['eərəplein]((often abbreviated to plane: American airplane) a machine for flying which is heavier than air and has wings.) flugvél -
3 aircraft
plural - aircraft; noun (any of several types of machine for flying in the air: Enemy aircraft have been sighted.) flugfarartæki (t.d. flugvél) -
4 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) vega, vigta2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) vega3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) íþyngja•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) setja kjölfestu í2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) halda niðri með fargi•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up
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