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groundcraft

groundcraft noun: any vehicle that can only operate on solid ground.

Noun

groundcraft (plural groundcraft)

  1. Any vehicle that can only operate on solid ground.
    • Although operational environments profoundly differ, both kinds of autonomous vehicles, groundcraft and aircraft, will still rely on conceptually the same sorts of sensors — cameras, radar and lidar — to perceive surroundings in real time.2020 January 1, Adam Hadhazy, “Achieving autonomy”, in Aerospace America, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2025
    • Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, was the Grand Marshal of the 1994 summer Talladega 500. Aldrin added a personal touch in commanding the drivers to start their engines, stating, “Gentlemen, energize your groundcraft.”2020 June 20, “Astronaut Doug Hurley to give Monday’s Talladega command from space”, in NASCAR.com, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2020

Forms of groundcraft

pluralgroundcraft

Origin of groundcraft

From ground + -craft.

Questions about groundcraft

What does groundcraft mean?
Groundcraft means any vehicle that can only operate on solid ground.
What part of speech is groundcraft?
Groundcraft is a noun.
What is the plural of groundcraft?
The plural of groundcraft is groundcraft.

Words near groundcraft in the dictionary

  1. groundcherry
  2. groundcloth
  3. groundcloths
  4. groundcover
  5. groundcovers
  6. groundcraft
  7. groundcreeper
  8. groundcreepers
  9. groundcrew
  10. groundcrews
  11. grounde

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