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ALL meanings of heavier-than-air

heav·i·er-than-air
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  • adjective heavier-than-air (of an aircraft) weighing more than the air that it displaces, hence having to obtain lift by aerodynamic means. 1
  • adjective heavier-than-air (of an aircraft) Weighing more than the volume of air which it displaces. 0
  • adjective heavier-than-air Of, pertaining to, or using an aircraft which weighs more than the volume of air it displaces. 0
  • adjective heavier-than-air having a density greater than that of air 0
  • adjective heavier-than-air of or relating to an aircraft that does not depend on buoyancy for support but gains lift from aerodynamic forces 0
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