Curtiss

[ kur-tis ]

/ ˈkɜr tɪs /

Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

These two flights added tremendously to the fame of the Curtiss machines.
The Boy's Book of New Inventions|Harry E. Maule
She was absolutely callous about Mrs. Curtiss death, and suggested that half-a-guinea was quite enough to give for a wreath.
The Romance of His Life|Mary Cholmondeley
It seemed a house of death, and a little shiver ran through me as Curtiss rang the bell.
That Affair at Elizabeth|Burton E. Stevenson
Killed in a Curtiss at Norton, Kan., having been driven to fly in unsuitable weather by the jeers of a hostile crowd.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft|Various

Curtiss crushed the letter in his hand with a quick movement of despair, and turned to us distraught, flushed, astounded.
That Affair at Elizabeth|Burton E. Stevenson