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Definition of "ultralight" []

  • A recreational aircraft constructed of lightweight materials such as aluminum, graphite composites, or high-strength plastics, having an engine of roughly 15 to 40 horsepower and often resembling a hang glider with wings. (noun)
  • Very light. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ultralight" in a sentence
  • "Since the sixties certain "ultralight" planes had been equipped with rescue parachutes for the planes as a whole."
  • "Anyway you guys that are interested in ultralight fishing go to Cabelas and look at the falcon panfish rod they are about $70 dollars for a 6 foot one but they are American made and very well priced"
  • "It may also be bought fully assembled and operated as an 'ultralight' rotorcraft."