ultralightadj.n.

Etymology: < ultra- prefix 3 + light adj.¹ and n.²

A. adj.

(Stress variable.) Extremely lightweight; spec. applied to a small, low-speed, inexpensive, usually one-seater aircraft that has a small engine but can also soar and whose fuselage is an open framework without an enclosed cockpit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > extremely

weightlessa1547

peiseless1608

imponderable1846

imponderous1851

ultralight1974

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > small and light

light1909

puddle-jumping1924

ultralight1974

microlight1981

1974 Flying Mar. 30/1 Hang gliders have been in the news... Sometimes called ‘ultralight gliders’, they represent the minimum machine capable of controllable sustained flight.

1974 National Geographic Dec. 771/2 His ultralight 30-foot canoe was a perfectly balanced sailing machine.

1982 Sci. Amer. July 60/1 Only within the past few years has the conjunction of the hang glider and the small engine (Go-Kart or snowmobile) brought the long-sought objective into being as the ultralight airplane.

B. n.

(Stressed ˈultralight.) An ultralight aircraft.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > small or light aircraft

light aircraft1913

puddle-jumper1917

light plane1923

runabout1932

runabout plane1966

ultralight1974

microlight1980

trike1981

1974 Soaring Jan. 44/1 (advt.) Ultralights.

1982 N.Y. Times 22 Aug. i. 1/4 Swarms of these new craft—known to enthusiasts as ultralights—are filling the air.

1983 Economist 27 Aug. 47 First on the runway is likely to be Eipper Aircraft of California, the biggest maker of ultralights (almost the same as microlights in Europe).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	ultralight
释义	ultralightadj.n. Etymology: < ultra- prefix 3 + light adj.¹ and n.² A. adj. (Stress variable.) Extremely lightweight; spec. applied to a small, low-speed, inexpensive, usually one-seater aircraft that has a small engine but can also soar and whose fuselage is an open framework without an enclosed cockpit. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > extremely weightlessa1547 peiseless1608 imponderable1846 imponderous1851 ultralight1974 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > small and light light1909 puddle-jumping1924 ultralight1974 microlight1981 1974 Flying Mar. 30/1 Hang gliders have been in the news... Sometimes called ‘ultralight gliders’, they represent the minimum machine capable of controllable sustained flight. 1974 National Geographic Dec. 771/2 His ultralight 30-foot canoe was a perfectly balanced sailing machine. 1982 Sci. Amer. July 60/1 Only within the past few years has the conjunction of the hang glider and the small engine (Go-Kart or snowmobile) brought the long-sought objective into being as the ultralight airplane. B. n. (Stressed ˈultralight.) An ultralight aircraft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > small or light aircraft light aircraft1913 puddle-jumper1917 light plane1923 runabout1932 runabout plane1966 ultralight1974 microlight1980 trike1981 1974 Soaring Jan. 44/1 (advt.) Ultralights. 1982 N.Y. Times 22 Aug. i. 1/4 Swarms of these new craft—known to enthusiasts as ultralights—are filling the air. 1983 Economist 27 Aug. 47 First on the runway is likely to be Eipper Aircraft of California, the biggest maker of ultralights (almost the same as microlights in Europe). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.1974
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