The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hargrave kite — ˈhärˌgrāv noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Lawrence Hargrave died 1915 Australian pioneer in aviation : box kite … Useful english dictionary
Hargrave kite — noun see box kite … Useful english dictionary
kite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See aviation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. box kite, Hargrave kite, Chinese kite, cellular kite, Eddy kite, tailless kite, tetrahedral kite … English dictionary for students
Hargrave box kite — kite designed, built, and flown by the aeronautical pioneer Lawrence Hargrave (Hargrave, Lawrence) in the 1890s. Hargrave began his experiments with kites in 1893. His goal was to build a kite so efficient that it would advance into… … Universalium
Kite types — Colorful delta wing kite Kites are tethered flying objects which fly by using aerodynamic lift, requiring wind, (or towing), for generation of airflow over the lifting surfaces. Contents 1 Kite … Wikipedia
HARGRAVE, Lawrence (1850-1915) — pioneer in aviation was born in England on 29 January 1850. He was the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave (1815 1885), an English barrister, who came to Australia in 1857, and his wife Ann Hargrave. The elder Hargrave was appointed a district… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
kite — kite1 kiter, n. kitelike, adj. /kuyt/, n., v., kited, kiting. n. 1. a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string. 2. any of several small birds of the hawk family Accipitridae that have long,… … Universalium
Hargrave, Lawrence — ▪ British aeronautical engineer born Jan. 29, 1850, Greenwich, London, Eng. died July 6, 1915, Sydney, Australia English aviation pioneer and inventor of the box kite (Hargrave box kite). Born and educated in England, Hargrave… … Universalium
Kite applications — The kite is used to do certain things; one kite or many kites are applied to achieve certain purposes, objectives, or tasks, that is: applications. Humans have applied the kite to bring perceived benefits during peace and war alike. New… … Wikipedia
Kite — s. [ [http://www.kitelife.com/magazine/issue39/altitude39/content.php Flying High, Down Under] When the kite line broke, the kites still received tension from the very long kite line.] The anchor point of the kite line may be static or moving… … Wikipedia
