"heavier-than-air" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|+}} heavier-than-air (comparative form only)
  1. (of an aircraft) Weighing more than the volume of air which it displaces. Tags: comparative-only
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  2. Of, pertaining to, or using an aircraft which weighs more than the volume of air it displaces. Tags: comparative-only Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-heavier-than-air-en-adj-HyU2anLU Disambiguation of Aviation: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
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