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Daedalus
[ ded-l-uhsor, especially British, deed-l-uhs ]
noun
- an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete.
Daedalus
/ dɪˈdælɪk; dɪˈdeɪlɪən; ˈdiːdələs /
noun
- Greek myth an Athenian architect and inventor who built the labyrinth for Minos on Crete and fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus to flee the island
Daedalus
- In classical mythology , an ingenious inventor, designer of the Labyrinth , and one of the few to escape from it. He was the father of Icarus .
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Derived Forms
- Daedalian, adjective
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Other Words From
- Dae·da·li·an Dae·da·le·an [dih-, dey, -lee-, uh, n, -, deyl, -y, uh, n], Dae·dal·ic [dih-, dal, -ik], adjective
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Example Sentences
At the close of the evening of the 10th the Daedalus storeship anchored in the cove, from the north-west coast of America.
The native of this country who accompanied Lieutenant Hanson we had the satisfaction of seeing return safe in the Daedalus.
On the 23rd, after an absence of eight weeks and two days, the Daedalus returned from Norfolk Island.
The route of the Daedalus was round the southern extremity of New Zealand.
For I would give the wisdom of Daedalus, and the wealth of Tantalus, to be able to detain them and keep them fixed.
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