ultralight
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈʌltrəˌlaɪt/
- Specialized
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ultraligero
- She took a thrilling ride in an ultralight, soaring above the fields and enjoying the view.
- ultralight aircraft
- ultralight plane
- flying an ultralight
And now when you're seeing dudes like with with hang gliders, you know, like this powered what they call ultralights, like, oh wow, they have an ultralight club now.
- And now when you're seeing dudes like with with hang gliders, you know, like this powered what they call ultralights, like, oh wow, they have an ultralight club now.
Examples
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The pilot flying the ultralight is predicting that he won't be able to take off.
Blog text (1) -
The ultralight aircraft glided effortlessly, making short flights popular among aviation enthusiasts.
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I have taken the ultralight up.
Fiction book (2002) -
It's the safest ultralight out there.
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And I think one of these days I'm going to fly in an ultralight and that's going to be fun.
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Through mist, an ultralight plane zooms down.
Fiction book (1998) -
As a pilot myself, I'm kind of embarrassed for the ultralight pilot who thought the plane wouldn't take off.
Blog text (1) -
And the ultralight airplanes turned out to be much trickier to fly than we had hoped.
Fiction book (1999) -
Many hobbyists enjoy flying their ultralight to experience the freedom of the open sky.
Synonyms
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A small airplane used for private or hobby flying
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Ultralight is made from ultra- meaning 'very' and light meaning 'not heavy'. So an ultralight aircraft is simply a very small, very light plane for one or two people.