"aircrane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aircranes [plural]
Etymology: air + crane Etymology templates: {{compound|en|air|crane}} air + crane Head templates: {{en-noun}} aircrane (plural aircranes)
  1. A heavy-lift helicopter
    Sense id: en-aircrane-en-noun-m0j93U3N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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