Laputa

[ luh-pyoo-tuh ]

/ ləˈpyu tə /

noun

an imaginary flying island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the inhabitants of which engaged in a variety of ridiculous projects and pseudoscientific experiments.

OTHER WORDS FROM Laputa

La·pu·tan, adjective, noun

Words nearby Laputa

Laptev Sea, laptop, laptray, La Puente, lap up, Laputa, lapwing, laqueus, lar, Lara, Laramie

Example sentences from the Web for Laputa

I could only pray that Laputa would get to me before his friends had time to spear me.
Prester John|John Buchan
After two shots Laputa had got hold of him and choked his life out as easily as a man twists a partridge's neck.
Prester John|John Buchan
We shall smash Laputa and his men, but it will be a fierce fight, and there will be much good blood shed.
Prester John|John Buchan
By this time, I argued, the influence of Laputa must have sunk, and the fervour of the purification be half-forgotten.
Prester John|John Buchan

To my surprise, Laputa chose to show himself on the green hill-shoulder.
Prester John|John Buchan

单词	laputa
释义	Laputa [ luh-pyoo-tuh ] / ləˈpyu tə / noun an imaginary flying island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the inhabitants of which engaged in a variety of ridiculous projects and pseudoscientific experiments. OTHER WORDS FROM Laputa La·pu·tan, adjective, noun Words nearby Laputa Laptev Sea, laptop, laptray, La Puente, lap up, Laputa, lapwing, laqueus, lar, Lara, Laramie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Laputa I could only pray that Laputa would get to me before his friends had time to spear me. Prester John\|John Buchan After two shots Laputa had got hold of him and choked his life out as easily as a man twists a partridge's neck. Prester John\|John Buchan We shall smash Laputa and his men, but it will be a fierce fight, and there will be much good blood shed. Prester John\|John Buchan By this time, I argued, the influence of Laputa must have sunk, and the fervour of the purification be half-forgotten. Prester John\|John Buchan To my surprise, Laputa chose to show himself on the green hill-shoulder. Prester John\|John Buchan
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