Lilienthal

[ lil-ee-uhn-thawl; for 2 also German lee-lee-uhn-tahl ]

/ ˈlɪl i ənˌθɔl; for 2 also German ˈli li ənˌtɑl /

noun

David E(ly), 1899–1981, U.S. public administrator.

Ot·to

[awt-oh], /ˈɔt oʊ/, 1848–96, German aeronautical engineer and inventor.

Words nearby Lilienthal

Lilburn, Lilburne, Lili, liliaceous, lilied, Lilienthal, lilies of the field, Consider the, Lilith, Liliuokalani, Lille, Lille Bælt

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Example sentences from the Web for Lilienthal

Lilienthal, “the Glider King,” was the first person to make repeated, successful flights on a glider.
The Segway Disaster and Other Deadly Inventions|The Daily Beast|September 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was when Lilienthal became expert at balancing himself in the air that he built a machine on the biplane principle.
The Aeroplane|Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper
Last year Lilienthal chiefly experimented with double-surfaced machines.
A History of Aeronautics|E. Charles Vivian
You'd cover it with varnished cotton—that's what Lilienthal did, anyway.
The Trail of the Hawk|Sinclair Lewis

In the case of both monoplane and biplane, Lilienthal relied merely upon the weight of his body to counteract falling movements.
The Aeroplane|Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper
Lilienthal in five years of time had spent only five hours in actual gliding through the air.
The Age of Invention|Holland Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for Lilienthal

Lilienthal

/ (German ˈliːliəntaːl) /

noun

Otto (ˈɔto). 1848–96, German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer of glider design

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单词	lilienthal
释义	Lilienthal [ lil-ee-uhn-thawl; for 2 also German lee-lee-uhn-tahl ] / ˈlɪl i ənˌθɔl; for 2 also German ˈli li ənˌtɑl / noun David E(ly), 1899–1981, U.S. public administrator. Ot·to [awt-oh], /ˈɔt oʊ/, 1848–96, German aeronautical engineer and inventor. Words nearby Lilienthal Lilburn, Lilburne, Lili, liliaceous, lilied, Lilienthal, lilies of the field, Consider the, Lilith, Liliuokalani, Lille, Lille Bælt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Lilienthal Lilienthal, “the Glider King,” was the first person to make repeated, successful flights on a glider. The Segway Disaster and Other Deadly Inventions\|The Daily Beast\|September 27, 2010\|DAILY BEAST It was when Lilienthal became expert at balancing himself in the air that he built a machine on the biplane principle. The Aeroplane\|Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper Last year Lilienthal chiefly experimented with double-surfaced machines. A History of Aeronautics\|E. Charles Vivian You'd cover it with varnished cotton—that's what Lilienthal did, anyway. The Trail of the Hawk\|Sinclair Lewis In the case of both monoplane and biplane, Lilienthal relied merely upon the weight of his body to counteract falling movements. The Aeroplane\|Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper Lilienthal in five years of time had spent only five hours in actual gliding through the air. The Age of Invention\|Holland Thompson British Dictionary definitions for Lilienthal Lilienthal / (German ˈliːliəntaːl) / noun Otto (ˈɔto). 1848–96, German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer of glider design Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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