bleriot

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Bleriot
    n 1: French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the
         English Channel (1872-1936) [syn: {Bleriot}, {Louis
         Bleriot}]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

BLERIOT

benefactor of humanity, idol of the tourist, and enemy
of navigation.  B. discovered a method of crossing the English
Channel without being seasick.

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