luchtvaartuig

Definitions of luchtvaartuig
  1. noun
    a vehicle that can fly
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    luchtschip
    a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
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    UFO
    an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
    kist, toestel, vliegmachine, vliegtuig
    an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
    luchtschip, zeppelin
    a steerable self-propelled aircraft
    autogiro
    an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
    glider, zweeftoestel, zweefvliegtuig
    aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
    duikelaar, hefschroefvliegtuig, helikopter, tuimelaar, wentelwiek
    an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
    type of:
    handwerk, kunstindustrie, kunstnijverheid, vaartuig
    a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
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