vliegtuig

Definitions of vliegtuig
  1. noun
    an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
    synonyms: kist, toestel, vliegmachine
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    lijntoestel, lijnvliegtuig, passagiersvliegtuig
    a commercial airplane that carries passengers
    amfibievliegtuig
    an airplane designed to take off and land on water
    biplaan, dubbeldekker, tweedekker
    old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
    bombardementsvliegtuig, bombardeur, bommenwerper
    a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
    gevechtstoestel, gevechtsvliegtuig, jachtvliegtuig, jager
    a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
    git, jet, straalvliegtuig
    an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
    eendekker, monoplaan
    an airplane with a single wing
    hydroplaan, watervliegtuig
    an airplane that can land on or take off from water
    duikbommenwerper, stuka
    a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target
    schroefturbine, turbojet
    an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
    vliegboot
    a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons
    interceptor, onderscheppingsjager
    a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
    kamikaze, kamikazepiloot, zelfmoordpiloot, zelfmoordstrijder
    a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
    schroefturbine, turbojet
    an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
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