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ORVILLE WRIGHT
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• ORVILLE WRIGHT (noun)
The noun ORVILLE WRIGHT has 1 sense:
1. United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
Familiarity information: ORVILLE WRIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Orville Wright; Wright
Instance hypernyms:
artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)
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