ultralight
- adjective
- /ˈʌltrəˌlaɪt/
- This ultralight backpack is perfect for long hikes since it weighs less than a pound.
- ultralight aircraft
- ultralight overnight bag
- ultralight notebook
We set the world record for the highest modulus ultralight material just by in effect making carbon fiber Lego.
- We set the world record for the highest modulus ultralight material just by in effect making carbon fiber Lego.
Examples
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I mean, they've got they've got like a bunch of camping stuff now, like ultralight stuff, super cool.
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I mean, they've got, they've got like a bunch of camping stuff now, like ultralight stuff, super cool.
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We set the world record for the highest modulus ultralight material just by in effect making carbon fiber Lego.
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In 1999, he was a vigorous and inspiring 88-year-old who continued to fly his ultralight aircraft.
Academic text (2004) -
The "whoopers," as bird enthusiasts refer to them, will follow Duff, who will be in an ultralight aircraft, to learn a route between Wisconsin and Florida.
Academic text (2001) -
And they did deploy and assemble one of the ultralight aircraft for practice at doing it in low gravity with spacesuits on, so now there's a fully assembled airplane sitting on the airless Moon, fueled and ready to puzzle the hell out of anybody who comes along after humanity has vanished into history.
Fiction book (1999) -
Many travelers prefer ultralight tents to minimize the weight of their gear.
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The ultralight materials used in these running shoes make them ideal for long-distance races.
Synonyms
Weighing less than other items of the same type
Using small, less powerful equipment or forces
Very light to touch or not very important
Very light and easy to carry, like small laptops and phones
A little paler in color or not very heavy
Very light in weight and easy to carry
Antonyms
How Light
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ultralight is made from ultra- meaning 'very' and light meaning 'not heavy', like saying 'super light'. So ultralight items are things that are extremely light in weight, which is why hikers and travellers like them.