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Globemaster
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English
thumb|An American Globemaster (en instance of such a model) over Long Beach, California, in 1945.
thumb|An Australian Globemaster (en instance of such a model) at Christmas Island Airport in 2016.
Etymology
By proprialization from en globe<id:Q2> master or en Globe<id:Q2> master.
Proper noun
1
en any of several models of airlifter Any of three models of airlifter, produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company or its successors. They include the C-74, the C-124, and the C-17.
en The original Globemaster was a piston-engined aircraft.
Related terms
en globemaker globetrotter
See also
en mul:🌐 circumaviate
Noun
en instance of such a model An instance of any of these models.
en airlifter < cargo plane cargo aircraft < airplane<id:Q197> < aircraft<id:Q11436> < craft#Noun vehicle<id:Q42889>
en The cow pasture was big enough to set a Globemaster down onto, and that's all they needed.
en Several Globemasters passed over, eastward bound.