alae
- plural of ala.
Example Sentences
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The wildlife refuge is a wetland that provides nesting, feeding and resting habitat to the endangered Hawaiian stilt, known as aeo, and the Hawaiian coot or alae keokeo.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Their lintel beams should be placed high enough to make the height of the alae equal to their width.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
But to this day every alae bird wears the symbol of punishment for telling its secret—a tuft of red feathers on the top of its head.
From Legends of the Wailuku by Herwig, Will
From sixty to eighty feet, divide the length by four and one half and let the result be the width of the alae.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
The face is fairly broad, with prominent cheek-bones and brow ridges; the low broad nose has spreading alae and short concave ridge; the lips are thick but not everted.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
