"flying brick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flying bricks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flying brick (plural flying bricks)
  1. (aviation, colloquial) An aircraft which is too heavy and lacks sufficient power to be maneuvered easily. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Aviation, Aircraft, Astronautics Related terms: flying wing
    Sense id: en-flying_brick-en-noun-9y2Wz3d8 Disambiguation of Aircraft: 94 6 Disambiguation of Astronautics: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (informal, chiefly humorous) A fictional character who has superstrength, invulnerability and the ability to fly. Tags: humorous, informal Categories (topical): Anti-gravity, Fictional abilities, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-flying_brick-en-noun-9174CBK6 Disambiguation of Anti-gravity: 29 71 Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 17 83 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

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