Definition of Aviette

1. n. A heavier-than- air flying machine in which the motive power is furnished solely by the aviator.

Definition of Aviette

1. a glider [n -S] - See also: glider

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aviette

avider
avidest
avidin
avidin-biotin immunofluorescence
avidinated
avidins
avidious
avidiously
avidities
avidity
avidity antibody
avidly
avidness
avidnesses
avie
aviette (current term)
aviettes
avifauna
avifaunae
avifaunal
avifaunas
avifaunistic
aviform
avigator
avigators
avignon berry
avihepadnavirus
avihepadnaviruses
avile
aviled

Literary usage of Aviette

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harper's Aircraft Book: Why Aeroplanes Fly, how to Make Models, and All by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1913)
"... and in France a great deal of interest has been shown in the prize competitions, and great efforts have been made to produce a practical aviette. ..."

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