Blériot

[ bley-ryaw; English blair-ee-oh ]

noun

1. Louis [lwee], 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.

Blériot

/ blerjo /

noun

1. BlériotLouis18721936MFrenchTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: aviatorTECHNOLOGY: engineer Louis (lwi). 1872–1936, French aviator and aeronautical engineer: made the first flight across the English Channel (1909)

Example Sentences

The Times indirectly blamed the brothers’ looming presence for a crash that broke a wing on a Bleriot model plane.

From Los Angeles Times

He demonstrated both to crowds, but it was the Blériot that wowed onlookers.

From Washington Post

The Blériot was as different from the Wright Brothers’ creation as Grahame-White was from the Wrights themselves.

From Washington Post

Grahame-White ordered a plane from France’s Louis Blériot — who in 1909 became the first person to fly across the English Channel — and even worked in the factory to familiarize himself with it.

From Washington Post

He brought two planes to Benning, a Farman biplane and a Blériot monoplane.

From Washington Post