Variant: also con · verta · plane
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' v ə r-t ə - ˌ pl ā n
Function: noun
Date: 1949
: an aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter and is convertible to a fixed-wing configuration for forward flight
Variant: also con · verta · plane
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' v ə r-t ə - ˌ pl ā n
Function: noun
Date: 1949
: an aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter and is convertible to a fixed-wing configuration for forward flight
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012