"aerotow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: aerotows [plural]
Etymology: aero- + tow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|aero|tow}} aero- + tow Head templates: {{en-noun}} aerotow (plural aerotows)
  1. The launching of a glider by towing it behind a powered aircraft.
    Sense id: en-aerotow-en-noun-3GPyy~gv

Verb [English]

Forms: aerotows [present, singular, third-person], aerotowing [participle, present], aerotowed [participle, past], aerotowed [past]
Etymology: aero- + tow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|aero|tow}} aero- + tow Head templates: {{en-verb}} aerotow (third-person singular simple present aerotows, present participle aerotowing, simple past and past participle aerotowed)
  1. (transitive) To launch (a glider) by towing it behind a powered aircraft. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-aerotow-en-verb-aeQVyE5f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with aero- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with aero-: 43 57

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for aerotow meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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