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ultralight en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌltɹəˈlaɪt/ (US)

Etymology

From ultra- + light.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Extremely light; weighing very little.

Deriveds

ultra light rail

Translations (5)

nb ultralett (extremely light in weight) · es ultraliviano (extremely light in weight) · es ultraligero (extremely light in weight) · da ultralet (extremely light in weight) · nn ultralett (extremely light in weight)

ultralight en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌltɹəˈlaɪt/ (US)

Etymology

From ultra- + light.

Meanings

  1. An aircraft that weighs very little.
    • The last time I was at Victoria Falls, ultralights and hang gliders, small planes and helicopters, hot-air balloons and bungee jumpers, gorge swingers and rappelers and cable sliders were jostling for air space above the falls and the canyons that slice through the black basalt below them. 2006, Peter Godwin, When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa:

Forms

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Translations (7)

fi ultrakevyt (aircraft that weighs very little) · es ultraligero (aircraft that weighs very little) · de Ultraleichtflugzeug (aircraft that weighs very little) · fi ultrakevyt lentokone (aircraft that weighs very little) · fi ultra (aircraft that weighs very little) · sk ultralight (aircraft that weighs very little) · fi UL-kone (aircraft that weighs very little)