Lilienthal

[ lil-ee-uhn-thawl; German lee-lee-uhn-tahl ]

noun

1. David E(ly), 1899–1981, U.S. public administrator.
2. Ot·to [awt, -oh], 1848–96, German aeronautical engineer and inventor.

Lilienthal

/ ˈliːliəntaːl /

noun

1. LilienthalOtto18481896MGermanTECHNOLOGY: engineerTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: aviator Otto (ˈɔto). 1848–96, German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer of glider design

Example Sentences

“Just like streaming changed the music industry, there’s a new wave of web3 technology bringing more freedom to musicians,” Lilienthal said.

From Voice of San Diego

Lilienthal was an avid musician from a young age and played in a number of local bands in various cities.

From Voice of San Diego

Lilienthal, “the Glider King,” was the first person to make repeated, successful flights on a glider.

From The Daily Beast

The man who may truly be said to have given the airplane its first real start in life, was a German named Otto Lilienthal.

From Project Gutenberg

Lilienthal was not a rich man and it was many years before his opportunity to test his ideas with a real flying machine came.

From Project Gutenberg

For where the biplane has an intricate control system, Lilienthal relied entirely upon his own body to operate his glider.

From Project Gutenberg

The Wright brothers had read with fascination accounts of the gliding efforts of Lilienthal.

From Project Gutenberg

With the possible exception of such a man as Lilienthal, the Germans took slight personal interest in the subject of human flight.

From Project Gutenberg