Chanute

[ shuh-noot ]

noun
  1. a town in SE Kansas.

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How to use Chanute in a sentence

  • Chanute, a Frenchman, now devised a biplane glider with which he succeeded in making brief flights of a few seconds.

    The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard Smith
  • Chanute draws from a still rarer book, namely, De la Landelle's work published in 1884.

    A History of Aeronautics | E. Charles Vivian
  • Chanute details how, in 1884 and 1885 Montgomery built three gliders, demonstrating the value of curved surfaces.

    A History of Aeronautics | E. Charles Vivian
  • Chanute details an amusing little incident which occurred in the course of experiment with the biplane glider.

    A History of Aeronautics | E. Charles Vivian
  • In the main frame a few changes were also made in the details of construction and trussing employed by Mr Chanute.

    A History of Aeronautics | E. Charles Vivian