ekranoplan en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Russian экранопла́н (ekranoplán), itself derived from экра́н (ekrán, “screen”) as used in экранный эффе́кт (ekrannyj effékt, “ground effect”), from French écran, + the root of French planer (“to glide, to hover”).
Meanings
- a ground-effect vehicle
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekranoplane | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ekranoplans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
it ekranoplano (ground-effect vehicle) · pl ekranoplan (ground-effect vehicle) · fr ékranoplane (ground-effect vehicle) · fi maavaikutusalus (ground-effect vehicle) · ru экранопла́н (ground-effect vehicle) · pt ecranoplano (ground-effect vehicle) · es ekranoplano (ground-effect vehicle) · de Ekranoplan (ground-effect vehicle) · pl ekranolot (ground-effect vehicle)