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heav·i·er-than-air
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airplane
An airplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through the air. -
aerodyne
any heavier-than-air machine, such as an aircraft, that derives the greater part of its lift from aerodynamic forces -
aviation
Aviation is the operation and production of aircraft. -
aviator
An aviator is a pilot of a plane, especially in the early days of flying. -
glider
a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents. -
helicopter
any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.