Meanings
proper nounHerc (plural Hercs)
plural Hercs
- abbreviationclippingClipping of Hercules; A diminutive of the male given name Hercules.
nounHerc (plural Hercs)
plural Hercs
- slangA Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft.
1 more example
If a cargoid thinks she might need a big box-end wrench to open the cargo bay or disassemble a large piece of equipment that needs to be removed post-haste from the back of a "Herc" (Hercules transport plane, aka LC-130), she leaves it in the cab of the forklift that she races up to the back of the plane with.
2017, Mark Bowen, The Telescope in the Ice
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Herc
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APA
Herc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herc
MLA
“Herc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herc. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Herc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herc.
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