The Wright Brothers Word Search
Play a The Wright Brothers word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: WRIGHT, AIRPLANE, FLIGHT, KITTYHAWK, KILLDEVIL, GLIDER, PROPELLER, ENGINE, BICYCLE, OMAR, ORVILLE, WILBUR.
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The Wright Brothers word list, defined
- WRIGHT /raɪt/ · noun, archaic verb
- A craftsman or maker, especially one who constructs or repairs a particular kind of object. In modern use, wright chiefly appears in occupational compounds such as shipwright and wheelwright. Related: artisan, craftsman, maker, smith.
- AIRPLANE /ˈɛərpleɪn/ · noun
- A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces, driven by propellers or jet engines. Related: plane, aircraft, aeroplane, jet.
- FLIGHT /flaɪt/ · noun
- The action or process of moving through the air, especially by means of wings or an aircraft; also, a journey made by an aircraft, or an act of fleeing from danger. Related: journey, soaring, voyage, escape.
- GLIDER /ˈɡlaɪdər/ · noun
- A glider is a light aircraft designed to glide, usually without an engine. The word can also refer to a person or object that moves smoothly through the air or along a surface. Related: sailplane, soaring plane, soarer.
- PROPELLER /prəˈpɛlər/ · noun
- A device with rotating blades that converts rotational energy into thrust, used to propel an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle through a fluid. The term can also refer to a person or thing that propels or drives something forward. Related: rotor, screw, blade, impeller.
- ENGINE /ˈɛndʒɪn/ · noun
- A machine that converts energy, especially heat or fuel, into mechanical motion or power; more broadly, the source of power that drives a vehicle, machine, or process. Related: motor, machine, powerplant, mechanism.
- BICYCLE /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/ · noun
- A vehicle with two wheels, one behind the other, a frame connecting them, handlebars for steering, and pedals that the rider pushes to propel it. Related: bike, cycle, pushbike, velocipede.
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