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PREFACEScope. In the making of this dictionary the attempt hasbeen to produce a word-book for the use of persons interestedin aviation from any of the various points of view fromtuhich it may be contemplated, er from any of the severalstarting-points frem which it may be pursued. The subjectitself is indeed somewhat new, and net yet highly differentiated.Aviation as a whole involves in some degree net onlyvarious other arts, such as the arts of mechanical constructionand manipulation ; but various sciences, such as fysics, mathematics,mechanics, meteorology, climatology, astronomy, geographyand ornithology; as well as various professions and occupations,such as transportation, navigation, sport, politics,law, warfare, literature, etc. Airships have not only to be constructedand operated, but they have also to be considered asfactors in a world transforming process. Their gauzy wingscast strange shadows upon the pathway of humanity. Noman can tell just how and tuhen and where these airy mechanismsmay not Metamorfose the face of the globe, modify thestructure and distribution of the human race, and unravel orweave anew the social fabric.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ...wings. hull Iiai n. the frame or body of a dirigible; the floatsvessel of an airship: as, an aluminum hull divided into sixteen gastight compartments. hull-resistance 'hAl-zi,zistns n. the resistance which the hull, body, frame or car of a balloon, airship, or flyer, considerd apart from the spars, rigging, and sustainingssurfaces, offers to the air, in flight; bodysresistance; heds resistance: contjasted with drift. humidity hco'midi-ti n. i. the quality or condition of being humid or moist; moisture, dampness. 2. liquid matter, especially condenst watersvapor, which makes a body or locality humid or moist; moisture in the air, such as vapor, mist, or feg; damp. humming-bird 'hAmiij,bu:t-d n. any bird of the large family Tjochilidae, remarkable for the humming sound made by the vibration of the wings, which is more rapid than that of any other kind of bird. hurricane 'hBzi,ken n. a violent windsstorm or wind prevailing around the center of a West Indian or other tjopical cyclone, whose rate varies from 8o to 13o miles an hour; any sterm or tempest in which the wind blows with terrific violence; specifically, a wind (numberd 12 in Beaufort's windsscale) having a velocity of about 5o meters per second. hurricane wind, see under wind. hurricane-distance 'hBzi-ken,distns n. the distance of the center of a hurricane from any given point, often roughly calculated from the average rate at which the barometjic pressure is falling; the distance of the center of a hurricane according to the law of sterms. hurricane-range 'hBn-ken,zeend3 n. a range or region in which hurricanes prevail or occur. hurricane-signal 'hBzi-ken,signl n. a windssignal used with reference to an approaching hurricane; a hurricanes warning. hurricane-track 'hBzi-ken,tj.aek...

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