Lightplane

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small, lightweight aeroplane.

    "Devices have been perfected which will permit a lightplane to drop packages of spare parts or medical supplies without damage in locations where even a lightplane cannot land, such as lumber camps."

Example

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"Devices have been perfected which will permit a lightplane to drop packages of spare parts or medical supplies without damage in locations where even a lightplane cannot land, such as lumber camps."

Etymology

From light + plane.

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