bush plane

English

Etymology

From bush +‎ plane.

Noun

bush plane (plural bush planes)

  1. A light, propeller-driven, fixed-wing aircraft, used for bush flying; especially, one designed for such use, usually with a high wing, designed to land on and take off from grass airstrips, rough ground, or (in float-plane types) lakes and rivers.
    Hypernyms: plane, airplane, aeroplane < aircraft < vehicle
    Coordinate term: bush helicopter