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lifting body

lifting body
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /lɪft ˈbɒd i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /lɪft ˈbɒd i/

Definitions of lifting body words

  • noun lifting body an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body. 1
  • noun lifting body a wingless aircraft or spacecraft that derives its aerodynamic lift from the shape of its body 0
  • noun lifting body a vehicle combining features of aircraft and spacecraft, designed for reentry into the atmosphere, flight at high altitudes, and the ability to land itself 0
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Parts of speech for Lifting body

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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lifting body popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for lifting body

noun lifting body

  • shuttle — a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
  • space capsule — Aerospace. capsule (def 5).
  • orbiter — Also called space shuttle orbiter. the crew- and payload-carrying component of the space shuttle.
All 3 Synonyms of lifting body

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