Kittyhawk
[ kit-ee-hawk ]
/ ˈkɪt iˌhɔk /
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noun
a village in NE North Carolina: Wright brothers' airplane flight 1903.
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Words nearby Kittyhawk
kittle, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Kittredge, kitty, kitty-cornered, Kittyhawk, Kitwe, Kitzbühel, Kiushu, kiva, kiver
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How to use Kittyhawk in a sentence
Encouraged by the advice of Chanute, they commenced experimenting with biplane gliders on the sand-hills at Kittyhawk.
British Dictionary definitions for Kittyhawk
Kitty Hawk
/ (ˈkɪtɪ hɔːk) /
noun
a village in NE North Carolina, near Kill Devil Hill, where the Wright brothers made the world's first aeroplane flight (1903)
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