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lighter-than-air

lighter-than-air adjective: that is lighter than air, describing materials or aircraft.

Adjective

lighter-than-air (comparative form only)

  1. (comparative-only) That is lighter than air, describing materials or aircraft.

Questions about lighter-than-air

What does lighter-than-air mean?
Lighter-than-air means that is lighter than air, describing materials or aircraft.
What part of speech is lighter-than-air?
Lighter-than-air is an adjective.

Words near lighter-than-air in the dictionary

  1. lighter-fingered
  2. lighter-footed
  3. lighter-handed
  4. lighter-hearted
  5. lighter-skinned
  6. lighter-than-air
  7. lighter-witted
  8. lighterage
  9. lighterages
  10. lightered
  11. lighterful

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