lighter-than-air
adjective
light·er-than-air
ˈlī-tər-thən-ˈer 
: of less weight than the air displaced
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There are several Latin American influences, too, such as the lighter-than-air Tres Leches cake and the tiger prawns yello anticucho.
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Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The lighter-than-air craft then edges toward the road and strikes the power line, causing several electrical sparks to fly.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
Green infrastructure development: My focus will be on fostering business-friendly green infrastructure, including sustainable communities and eco-friendly transportation like lighter-than-air technologies, rail and e-bikes to minimize carbon emissions.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
But the future of this critical, lighter-than-air element is certainly in flux, Saha said, and the medical world is watching closely.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
While there are a few lighter-than-air contenders, all eyes are on LTA Research’s Pathfinder 1, which will begin test flights this year.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
Advertisement Now, using data from the satellite data company BlackSky, researchers have confirmed that China is fielding lighter-than-air vehicles at the facility.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 1 May 2023
His lighter-than-air vocals are ideally suited to compositions that are sometimes romantic, other times whimsical and even quirky.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023
Some zeroed in on an enormous hangar in a remote part of Xinjiang, which looked like the infrastructure needed to deploy some kind of lighter-than-air vehicle.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 1 May 2023
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Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The lighter-than-air craft then edges toward the road and strikes the power line, causing several electrical sparks to fly.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
Green infrastructure development: My focus will be on fostering business-friendly green infrastructure, including sustainable communities and eco-friendly transportation like lighter-than-air technologies, rail and e-bikes to minimize carbon emissions.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
But the future of this critical, lighter-than-air element is certainly in flux, Saha said, and the medical world is watching closely.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
While there are a few lighter-than-air contenders, all eyes are on LTA Research’s Pathfinder 1, which will begin test flights this year.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
Advertisement Now, using data from the satellite data company BlackSky, researchers have confirmed that China is fielding lighter-than-air vehicles at the facility.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 1 May 2023
His lighter-than-air vocals are ideally suited to compositions that are sometimes romantic, other times whimsical and even quirky.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023
Some zeroed in on an enormous hangar in a remote part of Xinjiang, which looked like the infrastructure needed to deploy some kind of lighter-than-air vehicle.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 1 May 2023
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