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parasite aircraft

parasite aircraft noun: a component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier.

Noun

parasite aircraft (usually uncountable, plural parasite aircrafts)

  1. (usually) A component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier.

Forms of parasite aircraft

pluralparasite aircrafts

Questions about parasite aircraft

What does parasite aircraft mean?
Parasite aircraft means a component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier.
What part of speech is parasite aircraft?
Parasite aircraft is a noun.
What is the plural of parasite aircraft?
The plural of parasite aircraft is parasite aircrafts.

Words near parasite aircraft in the dictionary

  1. parasitaphelenchids
  2. parasitary
  3. parasitation
  4. parasitations
  5. parasite
  6. parasite aircraft
  7. parasite aircrafts
  8. parasited
  9. parasitelike
  10. parasitemia
  11. parasitemias

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