microlightn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)lʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪkroʊˌlaɪt/,

/ˈmaɪkrəˌlaɪt/

Inflections: Plural microlights, unchanged.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, light adj.¹ and n.²

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + light adj.¹ and n.² Compare earlier ultralight adj. and n.

A. n.

A small (one- or two-seater), lightweight, low-speed aircraft, usually collapsible and with fabric-covered wings and a fuselage of open construction. Cf. ultralight n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > small or light aircraft

light aircraft1913

puddle-jumper1917

light plane1923

runabout1932

runabout plane1966

ultralight1974

microlight1980

trike1981

1980 Flight Line Jan.–Feb. 2 (advt.) Breen Microlight Aircraft Centre..Interested in flying or forming a club?

1981 Times 7 Mar. 2/2 Some microlights are..no more than a hang-glider wing with a motorized sub-frame attached.

1984 Daily Tel. 9 Mar. 23/4 (caption) Bob Calvert..yesterday..set a world altitude record in a microlight by soaring 23,500 ft above Blackburn, Lancs.

1985 ‘J. Gash’ Pearlhanger (1986) xviii. 146 Some microlight have flown higher than sixteen thousand feet.

1992 Pilot July 36/1 I began to consider buying a single-seat kitplane, a microlight, or even a taildragger.

1999 Independent on Sunday 11 July (Travel section) 2/4 Microlights, with their high and large wings, are very vulnerable to being tossed on their backs by gusts.

B. adj. (attributive).

Relating to or designating an aircraft of this type.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > small and light

light1909

puddle-jumping1924

ultralight1974

microlight1981

1981 Times 7 Mar. 2/2 Microlight flying will appeal to the Biggles factor in most adults.

1982 Observer 31 Jan. 2/8 The Noise Abatement Society is being deafened by complaints about those daring young men in their new microlight flying machines. Warmer weather will bring out the roof-skimming microlights—60 m.p.h. planes powered by 30 horsepower engines—in their hundreds.

1984 Times 27 Dec. 2/4 She was a passenger on a microlight plane which plunged into the sea.

1991 New Scientist 30 Nov. 88/1 I thought this about microlight aircraft, watching enviously the other week as a crowd of them trundled through the sky at not much more than walking pace, looking like clegs. Clegs? Horseflies.

1998 Sports in Sky May 28/1 The second hand microlight trade is booming, and you can pick up a decent flexwing for less than £3000.

Derivatives

ˈmicrolighting n.

ΚΠ

1982 Times 18 June 1/1 This week's Preview..looks at the experience and the cost of microlighting.

1991 Flyer (BNC) Feb. They had explained that microlighting was like a return to the early days of flying but two emergency landings within eight minutes seemed to be stretching nostalgia too far.

1998 Independent on Sunday 22 Feb. (Travel section) 2/2 After paragliding and hang-gliding, microlighting is about the closest you can get to pure flying with an engine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microlight
释义	microlightn.adj. Brit. /ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)lʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊˌlaɪt/, /ˈmaɪkrəˌlaɪt/ Inflections: Plural microlights, unchanged. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, light adj.¹ and n.² Etymology: < micro- comb. form + light adj.¹ and n.² Compare earlier ultralight adj. and n. A. n. A small (one- or two-seater), lightweight, low-speed aircraft, usually collapsible and with fabric-covered wings and a fuselage of open construction. Cf. ultralight n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > small or light aircraft light aircraft1913 puddle-jumper1917 light plane1923 runabout1932 runabout plane1966 ultralight1974 microlight1980 trike1981 1980 Flight Line Jan.–Feb. 2 (advt.) Breen Microlight Aircraft Centre..Interested in flying or forming a club? 1981 Times 7 Mar. 2/2 Some microlights are..no more than a hang-glider wing with a motorized sub-frame attached. 1984 Daily Tel. 9 Mar. 23/4 (caption) Bob Calvert..yesterday..set a world altitude record in a microlight by soaring 23,500 ft above Blackburn, Lancs. 1985 ‘J. Gash’ Pearlhanger (1986) xviii. 146 Some microlight have flown higher than sixteen thousand feet. 1992 Pilot July 36/1 I began to consider buying a single-seat kitplane, a microlight, or even a taildragger. 1999 Independent on Sunday 11 July (Travel section) 2/4 Microlights, with their high and large wings, are very vulnerable to being tossed on their backs by gusts. B. adj. (attributive). Relating to or designating an aircraft of this type. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > small and light light1909 puddle-jumping1924 ultralight1974 microlight1981 1981 Times 7 Mar. 2/2 Microlight flying will appeal to the Biggles factor in most adults. 1982 Observer 31 Jan. 2/8 The Noise Abatement Society is being deafened by complaints about those daring young men in their new microlight flying machines. Warmer weather will bring out the roof-skimming microlights—60 m.p.h. planes powered by 30 horsepower engines—in their hundreds. 1984 Times 27 Dec. 2/4 She was a passenger on a microlight plane which plunged into the sea. 1991 New Scientist 30 Nov. 88/1 I thought this about microlight aircraft, watching enviously the other week as a crowd of them trundled through the sky at not much more than walking pace, looking like clegs. Clegs? Horseflies. 1998 Sports in Sky May 28/1 The second hand microlight trade is booming, and you can pick up a decent flexwing for less than £3000. Derivatives ˈmicrolighting n. ΚΠ 1982 Times 18 June 1/1 This week's Preview..looks at the experience and the cost of microlighting. 1991 Flyer (BNC) Feb. They had explained that microlighting was like a return to the early days of flying but two emergency landings within eight minutes seemed to be stretching nostalgia too far. 1998 Independent on Sunday 22 Feb. (Travel section) 2/2 After paragliding and hang-gliding, microlighting is about the closest you can get to pure flying with an engine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1980
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