💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ground effect"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wing in ground effectnoun | (aeronautics) ground effect on a wing of an aircraft flying close to the ground |
| ground-effect vehiclenoun | (aviation, nautical) An aircraft that uses aerodynamic ground effect to attain level flight near the surface of water. |
| ground-effect machinenoun | Synonym of ground-effect vehicle. |
| ground effect machinenoun | Alternative form of ground-effect machine. [Synonym of ground-effect vehicle.] |
| ground loopnoun | (aviation) A sudden, potentially damaging turn made by an aircraft while on the ground, owing to user error or adverse weather conditions. |
| ground powernoun | Electric power supplied from the ground to an aircraft while it is on the ground. |
| groundcrewnoun | (aviation) The crew that handles and maintains aircraft on the ground. |
| ground clearancenoun | (automotive) The measured distance between a level surface and the lowest part (other than tires or equivalent) of the bottom of a vehicle surmounting that surface. |
| terrainnoun | An area of land or its particular features. |
| landing gearnoun | (uncountable, countable, aviation) The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage. |
| gearnoun | (uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. |
| body gearnoun | (aviation) Landing gear mounted in the lower part of an aircraft's fuselage, generally between or slightly behind the wings. |
| gravity dropnoun | (aviation) The deployment of an aircraft's landing gear by the use of gravity. |
| aërodynamicsnoun | Dated form of aerodynamics. [The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere.] |
| groundingnoun | Fundamental knowledge or background in a field or discipline. |
| nosegearnoun | (aviation) An undercarriage or landing gear located underneath the nose of an aircraft. |
| ekranoplannoun | (aviation, nautical) a ground-effect vehicle |
| aeroelasticitynoun | (physics, countable) The effect of aerodynamic load on a given structure. |
| bicycle landing gearnoun | (aviation) A form of landing gear having the main gear and nosegear located fore and aft of the center of gravity under the fuselage with outriggers on the wings. |
| wing gearnoun | (aviation) Landing gear mounted in the roots of an aircraft's wings. |
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