Pronunciations (2)
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/hɝk/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/hɜːk/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Noun
A Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft.
Usage- Slang
- Examples
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More examples (1)
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.