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bush plane

bush plane noun: a light, propeller-driven, fixed-wing aircraft, used for bush flying; especially, one designed for such use, usually with a high wing, designed to land on and take off from grass airstrips, rough ground, or (in float-plane types) lakes and rivers.

bush plane: a light, propeller-driven, fixed-wing aircraft, used for bush flying; especially, one designed for...
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Noun

bush plane (plural bush planes)

  1. A light, propeller-driven, fixed-wing aircraft, used for bush flying; especially, one designed for such use, usually with a high wing, designed to land on and take off from grass airstrips, rough ground, or (in float-plane types) lakes and rivers.

Forms of bush plane

pluralbush planes

Origin of bush plane

From bush + plane.

Questions about bush plane

What does bush plane mean?
Bush plane means a light, propeller-driven, fixed-wing aircraft, used for bush flying; especially, one designed for such use, usually with a high wing, designed to land on and take off from grass airstrips, rough ground, or (in float-plane types) lakes and rivers.
What part of speech is bush plane?
Bush plane is a noun.
What is the plural of bush plane?
The plural of bush plane is bush planes.

Words near bush plane in the dictionary

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  2. bush pig
  3. bush pigs
  4. bush pilot
  5. bush pilots
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  8. bush pole
  9. bush poles
  10. bush rat
  11. bush rats

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