Wright : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Wright	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Wright
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wright n United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn: Wright, Willard Huntington Wright, S. S. Van Dine] United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) Synonym(s): Wright, Richard Wright United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) Synonym(s): Wright, Wilbur Wright United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) Synonym(s): Wright, Orville Wright influential United States architect (1869-1959) Synonym(s): Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852) Synonym(s): Wright, Frances Wright, Fanny Wright someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wright \Wright\, n. [OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. [root]145. See {Work}.] One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc. He was a well good wright, a carpenter. --Chaucer.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wright, AR Zip code(s): 72182 Wright, FL (CDP, FIPS 78800) Location: 30.44565 N, 86.64030 W Population (1990): 18945 (8289 housing units) Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Wright, KS Zip code(s): 67882 Wright, MN (city, FIPS 71824) Location: 46.67209 N, 93.00665 W Population (1990): 144 (71 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55798 Wright, WY (town, FIPS 85015) Location: 43.75070 N, 105.49808 W Population (1990): 1236 (527 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82732