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ground-effect vehicle

ground-effect vehicle noun: an aircraft that uses aerodynamic ground effect to attain level flight near the surface of water.

Noun

ground-effect vehicle (plural ground-effect vehicles)

  1. An aircraft that uses aerodynamic ground effect to attain level flight near the surface of water.
  2. Synonym of ground-effect machine.
    Synonyms:
    ground-effect machine, GEM, GEV, ekranoplan, flarecraft, sea skimmer, wing-in-ground-effect vehicle, wing-in-surface-effect ship

Synonyms of ground-effect vehicle

Forms of ground-effect vehicle

pluralground-effect vehicles

Questions about ground-effect vehicle

What does ground-effect vehicle mean?
Ground-effect vehicle means an aircraft that uses aerodynamic ground effect to attain level flight near the surface of water.
What part of speech is ground-effect vehicle?
Ground-effect vehicle is a noun.
What is the plural of ground-effect vehicle?
The plural of ground-effect vehicle is ground-effect vehicles.

Words near ground-effect vehicle in the dictionary

  1. ground-breaking
  2. ground-chestnut
  3. ground-chestnuts
  4. ground-effect machine
  5. ground-effect machines
  6. ground-effect vehicle
  7. ground-effect vehicles
  8. ground-floor
  9. ground-floors
  10. ground-glass
  11. ground-hog

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