convertiplane

noun

con·verti·plane | \ kən-ˈvər-tə-ˌplān

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variants: or less commonly convertaplane

Definition of convertiplane

: an aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter and is convertible to a fixed-wing configuration for forward flight

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The first known use of convertiplane was in 1949

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