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Orville Wright

Definitions of Orville Wright
  1. noun
    United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
    synonyms: Wright
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    artificer, discoverer, inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
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