ORNITHOPTER


Meaning of ORNITHOPTER in English

[ 'ɔ:nɪθɒptə ]

■ noun chiefly historical a machine designed to achieve flight by means of flapping wings.

Origin

early 20th cent.: coined in Fr. as ornithoptère .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.