| 单词 | lighter-than-air |
| 释义 | lighter-than-air (once / 96880 pages) adj WORD FAMILY lighter-than-air USAGE EXAMPLESAt night, they march with glowing lights, and thousands of lighter-than-air lanterns float into the sky. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) If you haven’t already guessed, this is not a lighter-than-air beach read. Seattle Times(Oct 27, 2016) Nicknamed the “flying bum” because of its bulbous front end, the Airlander is a hybrid air vehicle - part lighter-than-air blimp, part plane. Washington Times(Aug 14, 2016) adj relating to a balloon or other aircraft that flies because it weighs less than the air it displaces Syn light of comparatively little physical weight or density |
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