lightplane

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

light +‎ plane

Noun[edit]

lightplane (plural lightplanes)

  1. A small, lightweight aeroplane.
    • 1939, Wolfgang Langewiesche, Lightplane Flying, page 57:
      Devices have been perfected which will permit a lightplane to drop packages of spare parts or medical supplies without damage in locations where even a lightplane cannot land, such as lumber camps.

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