"flying car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flying cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flying car (plural flying cars)
  1. (science fiction, futurology) A vehicle which can function both as a road vehicle and as an aircraft. Categories (topical): Aircraft, Anti-gravity, Science fiction, Vehicles Translations (Translations): lentävä auto (Finnish), voiture volante [feminine] (French), Flugauto [neuter] (German), repülő autó (Hungarian), latający samochód [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-flying_car-en-noun-WYgRCole Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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