n. A heavier-than-air flying machine in which the motive power is furnished solely by the aviator. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
In the 1980's and 1990's, using modern light-weight but strong films and supporting structures, planes such as the Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross were built, powered by a human using pedals to drive the propeller, which could fly for tens of miles. These machines, however, were seldom if ever referred to as aviettes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
[どうたぬき, doutanuki] (n) (1) Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; (2) sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; (3) in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword [Add to Longdo]
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