Aircraft vs. Skimmer

Aircraftnoun

a vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift

Aircraft

Any vehicle, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon, etc., for floating in, or flying through, the air.

Aircraftnoun

a vehicle that can fly

Aircraftnoun

an aeroplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight.

Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle or machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.

Skimmernoun

A device that skims.

Skimmernoun

A sieve-like, slotted spoon.

Skimmernoun

A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.

Skimmernoun

A person who skims.

Skimmernoun

Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.

Skimmernoun

Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.

Skimmernoun

A ballet flat shoe.

Skimmernoun

(entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.

Skimmernoun

(naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.

Skimmernoun

(naval) A surface ship.

Skimmernoun

(scifi) A small, fast-moving spacecraft.

Skimmerverb

To shimmer.

Skimmerverb

To move quickly, to flutter.

Skimmernoun

One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed.

Skimmernoun

Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill.

Skimmernoun

Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops.

Skimmernoun

a rapid superficial reader

Skimmernoun

a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids

Skimmernoun

a stiff straw hat with a flat crown

Skimmernoun

gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food