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ornithopter

[ awr-nuh-thop-ter ]

noun

  1. a heavier-than-air craft designed to be propelled through the air by flapping wings.


ornithopter

/ ˈɔːɪˌθɒə /

noun

  1. a heavier-than-air craft sustained in and propelled through the air by flapping wings Also calledorthopter
“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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Origin of ornithopter1

< French ǰԾٳDZè (1908), equivalent to ornitho- ornitho- + < Greek -pteros -pterous
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It allows children aged 6-14 to assemble structures with wooden slats, explore homemade “ornithopters” and try writing in reverse on mounted chalkboards.

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The Times published a helpful aviation glossary of terms: lateral stability, ornithopter, gliding speed, wing warping.

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Imagine sand as far as the eye can see, massive sandworms and spaceships that look like levitating office buildings, as well as something called ornithopters, which are a cross between helicopters and dragon flies.

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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.

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I have that old ornithopter bird with me and I'm winding it up and flying it around.

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