English Explanatory Dictionary

ground-effect vehicle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aircraft that uses aerodynamic ground effect to attain level flight near the surface of water.
  2. Synonym of ground-effect machine.

Word forms

ground-effect vehicle ground-effect vehicles

Synonyms

ground-effect machine GEM GEV ekranoplan flarecraft sea skimmer wing-in-ground-effect vehicle wing-in-surface-effect ship

Related words

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Translations

Finnish: maavaikutusalus German: Bodeneffektfahrzeug Polish: ekranoplan Polish: ekranolot Russian: экранопла́н
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