Kitty Hawk
Proper noun
Meaning
Kitty Hawk
A town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States that is world-famous because the Wright brothers made the first controlled powered airplane flights in the town.
Examples
1973 to 1977 From January through July 1973, Kitty Hawk changed home ports from San Diego to San Francisco.
1998 to 2008 (Forward Deployed: Yokosuka, Japan) Kitty Hawk (right) relieves USS at Pearl Harbor as the 7th Fleet forward deployed carrier A navy petty officer supervises sailors performing a flight deck scrub down on board Kitty Hawk in August 2005.
Addressing the men of the task group from Kitty Hawk, President Kennedy told them that, as in the past, control of the seas still means security, peace and ultimate victory.
After the Kitty Hawk powered flights, the Wrights made a decision to begin withdrawing from the bicycle business so they could concentrate on creating and marketing a practical airplane.
After a very short initial test, the craft achieved a sustained flight of 1 minute and 25 seconds, compared to 59 seconds for the Wright Brothers' best flight at Kitty Hawk.
Along with a Guam port call, the spring underway included port visits to Singapore and Hong Kong, where the crew celebrated Kitty Hawk s 41st birthday.