flightlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈflʌɪtlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈflaɪtlᵻs/

Etymology: < flight n.¹ + -less suffix.

Incapable of flying. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > flight > [adjective] > unable to fly

non-flying1851

flightless1875

society > travel > air or space travel > specific movements or positions of aircraft > [adjective] > unable to fly (temporarily)

flightless1971

1875 tr. E. O. Schmidt Doctr. Descent & Darwinism 186 The scanty but wide-spread remains of the order of flightless birds.

1889 A. R. Wallace Darwinism 145 The origin of so many flightless and rather bulky birds in oceanic islands.

1953 E. Sitwell Gardeners & Astronomers 1 The entity of primal, flightless, winged Stupidity.

1967 M. E. Hale Biol. Lichens vii. 101 Large flightless weevils in the mossy forests of New Guinea.

1971 Nature 23 Apr. 482/1 BOAC this week found no difficulty in cramming the passengers from a flightless 747 into a conventional jet aircraft, with plenty of room to spare.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flightless
释义	flightlessadj. Brit. /ˈflʌɪtlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈflaɪtlᵻs/ Etymology: < flight n.¹ + -less suffix. Incapable of flying. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > flight > [adjective] > unable to fly non-flying1851 flightless1875 society > travel > air or space travel > specific movements or positions of aircraft > [adjective] > unable to fly (temporarily) flightless1971 1875 tr. E. O. Schmidt Doctr. Descent & Darwinism 186 The scanty but wide-spread remains of the order of flightless birds. 1889 A. R. Wallace Darwinism 145 The origin of so many flightless and rather bulky birds in oceanic islands. 1953 E. Sitwell Gardeners & Astronomers 1 The entity of primal, flightless, winged Stupidity. 1967 M. E. Hale Biol. Lichens vii. 101 Large flightless weevils in the mossy forests of New Guinea. 1971 Nature 23 Apr. 482/1 BOAC this week found no difficulty in cramming the passengers from a flightless 747 into a conventional jet aircraft, with plenty of room to spare. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1875
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