Orville Wright (Noun)
Meaning
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Orville Wright made the first controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903.
- Orville Wright was a high school dropout who went on to co-invent and build the world's first airplane.
- The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, successfully designed and constructed a flying machine.
- Orville Wright continued to work on improving the design of the airplane after Wilbur's death in 1912.
- The innovative spirit of Orville Wright and his brother Wilbur led to the development of modern aviation.