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Unit 6 Week 4
My Brothers' Flying Machine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| applauded | praised; clapping |
| headlines | words printed at the top of newspaper and magazine articles |
| unstable | unsteady |
| glider | a very lightweight plane that rides on air currents instead of using a motor |
| wingspan | the distance between a bird or plane's outer wing tips |
| assured | guaranteed; certain |
| hoisting | lifting a heavy object |
| sultan | a ruler of some Muslim countries |
| cogs | the teeth on the wheels that turn machinery |
| baby buggy | a four-wheeled baby carriage that is pushed |
| calculations | answers or predictions figured out mathematically |