planeur

Definitions of planeur
  1. noun
    aircraft supported by its own buoyancy
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    examples:
    zeppelin
    a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
    types:
    aérostat
    a steerable self-propelled aircraft
    ballon
    large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
    montgolfière
    balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
    type of:
    avion
    a vehicle that can fly
  2. noun
    aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
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