ORNITHOPTER


Meaning of ORNITHOPTER in English

/awr'neuh thop"teuhr/ , n.

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

[ ornithoptère (1908), equiv. to ornitho- ORNITHO- + -ptère -pteros -PTEROUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .