ornithopter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ornithopter
< French ornithoptère (1908), equivalent to ornitho- ornitho- + -ptère < Greek -pteros -pterous
Example Sentences
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The Times published a helpful aviation glossary of terms: lateral stability, ornithopter, gliding speed, wing warping.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2023
There are a handful of other Dune-themed items you can pick up as well, including an ornithopter glider and a Sand Walk emote that mimics how the characters walk to avoid detection by gigantic sandworms.
From The Verge • Oct. 19, 2021
Even Leonardo da Vinci had labored on an inventive flying machine — his bird-like "ornithopter."
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2015
Bob Kane, creator of Batman, found three things coming together to create the character in his mind: Zorro, Leonardo da Vinci’s ornithopter, and the film version of The Bat.
From Scientific American • May 2, 2013
I put the ornithopter on the foot of the bed, but I don't think he notices.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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