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polar lights

NOUN
Northern lights
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
Aurora Australis Southern lights


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As cool as it would be to land on the roof of your office like George Jetson, federal regulations forbid ultralights and experimental aircraft from overflying populated areas—cities, suburbs, highway corridors, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Known as ultralights, the small planes can usually seat only one or two people, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Hang gliding and paragliding fall under FAA guidelines for nonmotorized ultralights.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2021

Gloria I. Chavez, chief patrol agent in the El Centro sector of the Border Patrol, agreed that ultralights pose a threat to “national security.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2018

Many hang-glider aficionados have graduated from that hazardous sport to ultralights.

From Time Magazine Archive




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