heavier-than-air

[ hev-ee-er-thuhn-air ]

/ ˈhɛv i ər ðənˈɛər /

adjective

(of an aircraft) weighing more than the air that it displaces, hence having to obtain lift by aerodynamic means.

Origin of heavier-than-air

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby heavier-than-air

heavenward, heavenwards, heave-off hinge, heaves, heave to, heavier-than-air, heavily, Heaviside, Heaviside layer, Heaviside unit function, heavy

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Example sentences from the Web for heavier-than-air

It was, without shadow of doubt, the last word in the science and manufacture of a heavier-than-air machine.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton
The huge machine was christened the Langley after one of the early experimenters with the heavier-than-air machine.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith
So far I have dealt with the future of commercial aronautics almost entirely in terms of heavier-than-air machines.
Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours|Arthur Whitten Brown
"Well, my father had worked for years perfecting the plans of a heavier-than-air flying machine," Morris resumed.
Ashton-Kirk, Investigator|John T. McIntyre

Wright were experimenting with heavier-than-air machines, but general interest in the subject is quite recent.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft|Various

British Dictionary definitions for heavier-than-air

heavier-than-air

adjective

having a density greater than that of air

of or relating to an aircraft that does not depend on buoyancy for support but gains lift from aerodynamic forces

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	heavier-than-air
释义	heavier-than-air [ hev-ee-er-thuhn-air ] / ˈhɛv i ər ðənˈɛər / adjective (of an aircraft) weighing more than the air that it displaces, hence having to obtain lift by aerodynamic means. Origin of heavier-than-air First recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby heavier-than-air heavenward, heavenwards, heave-off hinge, heaves, heave to, heavier-than-air, heavily, Heaviside, Heaviside layer, Heaviside unit function, heavy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heavier-than-air It was, without shadow of doubt, the last word in the science and manufacture of a heavier-than-air machine. The Great Airship.\|F. S. Brereton The huge machine was christened the Langley after one of the early experimenters with the heavier-than-air machine. The Romance of Aircraft\|Lawrence Yard Smith So far I have dealt with the future of commercial aronautics almost entirely in terms of heavier-than-air machines. Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours\|Arthur Whitten Brown "Well, my father had worked for years perfecting the plans of a heavier-than-air flying machine," Morris resumed. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator\|John T. McIntyre Wright were experimenting with heavier-than-air machines, but general interest in the subject is quite recent. Jane's All the World's Aircraft\|Various British Dictionary definitions for heavier-than-air heavier-than-air adjective having a density greater than that of air of or relating to an aircraft that does not depend on buoyancy for support but gains lift from aerodynamic forces Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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