| 单词 | orthopter |
| 释义 | orthopter (once / 695254 pages) n WORD FAMILY orthopter: orthopters USAGE EXAMPLESThis was called an orthopter, or ornithopter, a name which may be properly applied to any similar device. Galbreath, C. B. (Charles Burleigh), Story of the Aeroplane(2012) "Of little interest, those nocturnal orthopters which have incurred the maledictions of Virgil and Horace!" retorted Cousin Benedict, standing up straight. Verne, Jules, Dick Sand—A Captain at Fifteen(2010) The orthopters, or as they are less commonly called, the ornithopters. Galbreath, C. B. (Charles Burleigh), Story of the Aeroplane(2012) n heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings Syn|Hyper ornithopter heavier-than-air craft a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it |
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