motorlessaircraft
nounUK /ˈməʊtələs ˈeəkrɑːft/
US /ˈmoʊtərləs ˈerkræft/
A motorless aircraft is a flying machine that has no engine and flies without one.
The glider is a motorless aircraft that rides on rising air.
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2. A hang glider, a simple motorless aircraft you hang under.
He floated over the hills in a motorless aircraft called a hang glider.
3. A paper airplane, a tiny motorless aircraft made by folding paper.
She threw her motorless aircraft across the classroom.
4. A hot-air balloon, a motorless aircraft that drifts with the wind.
The motorless aircraft rose slowly into the morning sky.