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plopter

plopter noun: a tiltrotor aircraft.

Noun

plopter (plural plopters)

  1. (slang) A tiltrotor aircraft.
    • (chiefly US) The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.

Forms of plopter

pluralplopters

Origin of plopter

Blend of plane + copter, named since it can function as both a fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter.

Questions about plopter

What does plopter mean?
Plopter means a tiltrotor aircraft.
What part of speech is plopter?
Plopter is a noun.
What is the plural of plopter?
The plural of plopter is plopters.

Words near plopter in the dictionary

  1. plopping down
  2. ploppings
  3. ploppy
  4. plops
  5. plops down
  6. plopter
  7. plopters
  8. Plopu
  9. Plopșoru
  10. PLOS
  11. Ploscoș

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