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Louis Bleriot

Louis Bleriot

1 7.7
A French pilot who in 1909 was the first person to fly across the English Channel
  • proper noun
: Louis Blériot
  • The famous aviator Louis Bleriot crossed the English Channel in 1909.

Examples

  • Louis Bleriot made history by flying his airplane across the English Channel in 1909.

  • Many museums feature exhibits dedicated to Louis Bleriot and his pioneering flight.

  • The achievements of Louis Bleriot inspired a generation of aviators in the early twentieth century.

  • Louis Bleriot made history!

  • Louis Bleriot made history by flying his airplane across the English Channel in 1909.

  • The famous aviator Louis Bleriot crossed the English Channel in 1909.

  • Many museums feature exhibits dedicated to Louis Bleriot and his pioneering flight.

Synonyms

Blériot
vsLouis Bleriot
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A French pilot who first flew across the English Channel in 1909

is the same name written without the accent mark

Surface Forms

Louis Bleriot main

Morphology

Louis + Bleriot

This MWE is a proper name referring to a specific historical person (a French aviator). Knowing the constituent names 'Louis' and 'Bleriot' does not allow a learner to infer the referent or the biographical fact (first Channel flight) without prior factual knowledge, so the expression is not compositionally transparent.

Etymology

Louis Bleriot belongs to a French pilot who, in 1909, flew a small airplane across the English Channel for the first time. That's why his name is remembered as the man 'first to fly across the English Channel'.