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convertiplane

or con·vert·a·plane, con·vert·o·plane

[kuh n-vur-tuh-pleyn]

noun

an airplane capable of both vertical flight like a helicopter and fast, forward speed like a conventional airplane.

Nearby words

  1. convertible debenture,
  2. convertible insurance,
  3. convertible lens,
  4. convertible preferred stock,
  5. convertin,
  6. convertite,
  7. convex,
  8. convex hull,
  9. convex lens,
  10. convex sole

Origin of convertiplane

First recorded in 1945–50; convert1 + -i- + plane1
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British Dictionary definitions for convertiplane

convertiplane

convertaplane or convertoplane

noun

an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards
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