light|er-than-air

light|er-than-air
light|er-than-air «LY tuhr thuhn AIR», adjective.
1. having less weight than the air and depending for support on the buoyancy of the air around it, as gas-filled balloons or airships do.
2. of or having to do with balloons or airships.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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