- tanker airplane
- Техника: самолёт-заправщик
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
tanker airplane
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tanker plane — noun an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire • Hypernyms: ↑airplane, ↑aeroplane, ↑plane * * * tanker plane, an airplane equipped with large tanks to carry fuel: »The Air Force… … Useful english dictionary
tanker — /tang keuhr/, n. 1. a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases. 2. a tank trailer or tank truck. v.t. 3. to transport by tanker. [1895 1900; TANK + ER1] * * * ▪ ship ship designed to carry liquid cargo in bulk. Its … Universalium
tanker — noun Date: 1900 1. a. a cargo ship fitted with tanks for carrying liquid in bulk b. a vehicle on which a tank is mounted to carry fluids; also a cargo airplane for transporting fuel 2. a member of a military tank crew … New Collegiate Dictionary
tanker aircraft — noun A (generally military) airplane used to refuel a second aircraft during flight … Wiktionary
tanker — tank|er [ tæŋkər ] noun count a large ship, truck, or airplane that carries gas or oil … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tanker — tank•er [[t]ˈtæŋ kər[/t]] n. trs a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
aerial tanker — a multiengined aircraft designed to refuel other aircraft in flight. * * * aerial tanker, an airplane used to refuel other airplanes while in the air … Useful english dictionary
Drogue — (dr[=o]g), n. 1. (Naut.) See {Drag}, n., 6, and {Drag sail}, under {Drag}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. a small parachute dragged behind a vehicle as a means of stabilizing it, or deployed first so as to assist opening of a larger parachute. [PJC] 3. a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drogue — noun Etymology: probably alteration of 1drag Date: 1875 1. sea anchor 2. a. a cylindrical or funnel shaped device towed as a target by an airplane b. a small parachute for stabilizing or decelerating something … New Collegiate Dictionary
flying boom — noun : a rigid fuel pipe flexibly joined to the tail of a tanker airplane and fitted at its after end with airfoils which are controllable from the tanker and which permit it to be guided into contact with an airplane being refueled in flight … Useful english dictionary
Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed … Universalium
