convertiplane

 [kuhn-vur-tuh-pleyn]  

con·vert·i·plane

   [kuhn-vur-tuh-pleyn]
noun
a plane capable of both vertical flight like a helicopter and fast, forward speed like a conventional airplane.
Also, convertaplane, con·vert·o·plane.

Origin:
1945–50; convert + -i- + plane1
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convertiplane, convertaplane or convertoplane (kənˈvɜːtəˌpleɪn)
 
—n
an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards
 
convertaplane, convertaplane or convertoplane
 
—n
 
convertoplane, convertaplane or convertoplane
 
—n

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