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Vinony

ultralight

adjective

  1. extremely low weight
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌʌltɹəˈlaɪt/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English ultra- Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light English ultralight From ultra- + light.

  1. Extremely light; weighing very little.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English ultra- Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light English ultralight From ultra- + light.

  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.”