bush plane

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounbush plane (plural bush planes)

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.

Origin

From bush + plane.

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APA

bush plane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bush%20plane

MLA

“bush plane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bush%20plane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bush plane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bush%20plane.

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