"Invention of the Airplane" and "Airplane"

Amanda L. (United States of America)
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  1. tackle
    accept as a challenge
    Tackling emergency situations like floods became easier.
  2. interest
    a sense of concern with and curiosity about something
    Their interest and passion for airplanes led to the development of the first heavier-than-air plane.
  3. attempt
    earnest and conscientious activity intended to do something
    It was a historic day, since many attempts to manufacture an airplane had earlier met with failure.
  4. manufacture
    put together out of artificial or natural components
    It was a historic day, since many attempts to manufacture an airplane had earlier met with failure.
  5. substantial
    fairly large
    Substantial work in the field of airplane development took place in the 19th century.
  6. field
    a particular kind of commercial enterprise
    Substantial work in the field of airplane development took place in the 19th century.
  7. regard
    connect closely and often incriminatingly
    However, there was a lot of interest among people regarding airplanes from the times of Leonardo da Vinci.
  8. capacity
    the amount that can be contained
    It has a capacity to carry 853 passengers and travel at a speed of 900 km/hr.
  9. unreliable
    dangerously unstable and unpredictable
    Balloons and gliders had been flown before 1900, but they were unreliable and could not carry a person over a long distance and land at a chosen destination.
  10. destination
    the place designated as the end, as of a race or journey
    Balloons and gliders had been flown before 1900, but they were unreliable and could not carry a person over a long distance and land at a chosen destination.
  11. accomplish
    put in effect
    The designer of an airplane must keep in mind the task the airplane is to accomplish.
  12. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
    If so, the designer will have to provide either very efficient power or the capacity to store a great amount of fuel.
  13. requirement
    anything indispensable
    Crop dusters, aerobatic biplanes, personal transportation aircraft, and airliners all have different design requirements.
Created on Tue Oct 06 11:17:30 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Oct 06 14:41:15 EDT 2020)

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