daedalus

[US]/'di:dələs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Daedalus

Real-world Examples

Actually his dad, Daedalus, explained to him that you don't fly close to the sun.

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They were escaping together using wings that Daedalus had made, and the wings were held together with wax.

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But Daedalus was still a genius inventor.

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As punishment, Daedalus was forced to construct an inescapable labyrinth beneath the palace for the minotaur.

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Daedalus constructed two pairs of giant wings.

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Daedalus constructed a hollow wooden cow so realistic that it fooled the bull.

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This picture is from 1919 of the crew of the HMS Daedalus during World War I at their training facility.

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Such was the case for Icarus and Daedalus.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Icarus, the son of Daedalus, defied the laws of both man and nature.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

This, of course, enraged the king who blamed Daedalus for enabling such a horrible perversion of natural law.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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