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bush aircraft

• a relatively light aircraft flown by a bush pilot and used to carry freight and passengers to isolated points in the northern bush and barrens and usually equipped with pontoons or skis.

  See also: bush plane  

  • 1941  All bush aircraft are stocked with rations, tent, rifle, ammunition and stove. . . .
  • 1958  Canoe and bush-aircraft are still the main means of transportation. . . .