单词 | aerodone |
释义 | aerodonen. rare (now disused) A glider. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > glider > [noun] gliding machine1896 glider1897 aerodone1907 soarer1909 aviette1912 sailplane1922 rotochute1946 1907 F. W. Lanchester Aerodynamics 393 Aerodone, from the Greek ἀερο-δόνητος, lit. tossed in mid air; soaring. To denote a gliding or soaring model or machine; in particular, any gliding or soaring appliance destitute of propelling apparatus or auxiliary parts; in contradistinction to aerodrome. 1956 Operations Res. 4 144 He also comments on Lanchester's ‘inordinate love of words coined from Greek roots,’ including ‘aerodone’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1907 |
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