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Method of launching military aircraft
The zero-length launch system or zero-length take-off system (ZLL, ZLTO, ZEL, ZELL) is a PTOL method whereby jet fighters and attack aircraft could be
Zero-length_launch
Method used by an aircraft to depart and return to the ground
aviation-specific subtypes: VTOCL, VTOSL, VTOBAR exist. The zero-length launch system or zero-length take-off system (ZLL, ZLTO, ZEL, ZELL) was a system whereby
Takeoff_and_landing
Topics referred to by the same term
rocketry for zero-length launch 0L, an abbreviation for zero in the Lebesgue measure 0L, an abbreviation in aerodynamics for zero-lift axis Zero-lift drag
0L
Type of aircraft assisted take-off
(64 short ton) thrust level. The F-100 and F-104 were also used for zero-length launch experiments, with similarly powerful drop-away booster units to the
JATO
1953 fighter aircraft family
making 150,000 lbf (670,000 N) of thrust successfully performed a zero-length launch. This was accomplished by adding a large canister to the underside
North American F-100 Super Sabre
North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre
Topics referred to by the same term
Bella (Campbell Island) Airport (IATA:ZEL), British Columbia, Canada Zero-length launch The twelfth letter in the Ottoman Turkish alphabet Mr. Zel (born 1985)
Zel
1946 fighter-bomber family
aircraft with a B-36 host and use as test aircraft for the ZELMAL (Zero-length launch, Mat landing) experiments for operations away from airfields vulnerable
Republic_F-84_Thunderjet
1941 attack/bomber aircraft family by Douglas
ventral turret Rockets: Up to 10 × 5-inch (12.7 cm) HVAR rockets on "zero length" launch pylons, five under each outer wing panel Bombs: Up to 6,000 lb (2
Douglas_A-26_Invader
American rocket engine design and production company
The group also built solid propellant boosters providing for the zero-length launching of North American F-100 Super Sabre and Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Rocketdyne
2016 video game
Star Fox Zero is a 2016 rail shooter game developed by Nintendo and PlatinumGames and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It is the sixth installment
Star_Fox_Zero
Air superiority fighter aircraft family
Самолёт СМ-30) Production MiG-19 and MiG-19S aircraft modified as zero-length launch (ZELL) testbeds with PRD-22 solid-fuel booster rocket. Samolyot SM-30/3
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-19
Retired British unmanned aerial vehicle
plastics. Phoenix was 'zero-length' launch being projected into the air from a launch-rail mounted on the back of a truck. The launch rail having been originally
BAE_Systems_Phoenix
Experimental aircraft in the German Air Force
Starfighters so that they could be rocket-launched from stationary ramps; these trials became known as the zero-length launch (ZELL) programme. The Starfighters
Dornier_Do_31
Fighter aircraft specializing in the defensive interception of enemy aircraft
Republic XF-91 or Saunders Roe SR.53. The Soviet and Western trials with zero-length launch were also related. None of these found practical use. Designs that
Interceptor_aircraft
Topics referred to by the same term
Tabatière Airport in La Tabatière, Quebec, Canada (IATA code) Zero-length launch a system to launch jet fighters. Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & Co (see
ZLT
aeronautical chart Yaw angle – Yaw string – Yehudi lights Zero-fuel weight – Zero-length launch Lists of aviation topics List of aviation, avionics, aerospace
Index_of_aviation_articles
Military aircraft for air-to-air combat
rarely used in fighters, such as with the zero-length launch, RATO-based takeoff scheme from special launch platforms, tested out by both the United States
Fighter_aircraft
1959 experimental VTOL aircraft model
capability. Some of these solutions included rocket-launched aircraft like the zero-length launch concept, while many companies started work on VTOL aircraft
Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar
Topics referred to by the same term
newspaper editor Zell Miller (1932–2018), American politician ZELL, zero-length launch system for aircraft Zell Dincht, a character in the video game Final
Zell
Defence of a single object or a limited area
IDF. Index of aviation articles List of established military terms Zero-length launch List of government and military acronyms List of military tactics
Point-defence
rockets and then mounted on mobile launch platforms, the booster rocket being jettisoned after launch. Zero length launch experiments had taken place in the
NBMR-3
Aircraft which uses a rocket engine for propulsion
aircraft List of vehicle speed records Rocket Racing League (RRL) Zero-length launch, launching air-breathing aircraft with rockets "El peruano que se convirtió
Rocket-powered_aircraft
Anti-submarine rocket
(230 cm) channel-slide launchers was largely eliminated with the introduction of zero-length launchers in May 1945. Zero-length launchers quickly became standard
3.5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket
3.5-Inch_Forward_Firing_Aircraft_Rocket
1956 fighter aircraft family by Lockheed
Starfighters were later retrofitted with Martin-Baker Mk.7 "zero-zero" (zero altitude and zero airspeed) ejection seats. The Starfighter was designed so
Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter
Cruise missile
To launch the missile, the carrier vessel had to surface and deploy the missile and launch apparatus, which consisted of a zero length launcher. Once
SSM-N-9_Regulus_II
German rocket-powered interceptor prototype
108 cannon with 30 rpg (proposed) Wasserfall Related development Zero-length launch Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Von Braun Interceptor
Bachem_Ba_349_Natter
American engineer, inventor
engine Solid-propellant rocket Soviet rocketry Wernher von Braun Zero-length launch Malina, Frank J. (1967). "Memoir on the GALCIT Rocket Research Project"
Edward_Forman
Indian target drone system
sub-targets for live fire training. The drone is ground- or ship-launched from a zero length launcher. Recovery is by a two-stage parachute system developed by
DRDO_Lakshya
Dutch pulsejet target drone
plastic with metal stabilizers and rudders. Launch was by JATO-type booster rockets from a zero-length launch ramp; a trolley for conventional takeoff from
Aviolanda_AT-21
U.S. Air Force brigadier general (1926–2024)
Republic F-105 Thunderchief. Titus took part in the zero-length-launch tests, in which an F-100 was launched from a truck by a 300,000-pound thrust booster
Robert_F._Titus
2021 survival video game
Subnautica: Below Zero is an open-world survival action-adventure video game developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment. The game is a spin-off
Subnautica:_Below_Zero
insufficient time to reach high altitudes. Aviation portal Rocketry portal Zero-length launch JATO CAM ship Projekt Natter, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1996333/
List of rocket-powered aircraft
List_of_rocket-powered_aircraft
Military Museum in Berlin-Gatow, Germany
20+37 original hangar 3 Germany Lockheed F-104G Starfighter on Zero-length launcher DB+127 original open air (next to tower building) Germany Lockheed
Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow
Militärhistorisches_Museum_Flugplatz_Berlin-Gatow
1956 film by Mervyn LeRoy
F-101, and B-66 being fueled, and a Republic EF-84G Thunderjet in a zero-length launch. Also appearing in background shots were the Beech C-45 Expeditor
Toward_the_Unknown
4 × 20 mm Hispano V cannon; 175 rpg inboard, 150 rpg outboard up to 8 × "60 lb" RP-3 rockets on zero-length launchers up to 3 × 500 lb (230 kg) bombs
Supermarine Spitfire variants: specifications, performance and armament
Supermarine_Spitfire_variants:_specifications,_performance_and_armament
Japanese light novel series and its multimedia franchise
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (Japanese: Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活, Hepburn: Ri:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu), often referred to simply as Re:Zero
Re:Zero
United States Navy fighter airplane
Aircraft Rockets (HVARs) could be carried – three under each wing on "zero-length" launchers. Two night-fighter subvariants of the F6F-3 were developed; the
Grumman_F6F_Hellcat
2024 studio album by Linkin Park
Later in August, the band launched a mysterious 100-hour countdown without any explanation. After the countdown reached zero, the band released a statement
From_Zero
type, giving 40,000 lbf (180 kN) thrust for 3 seconds, allowed for zero-length launch from a specially designed trailer. Recovery following the mission
Fairchild_SD-5_Osprey
British carrier-based fighter and anti-submarine aircraft
cannon Rockets: maximum 16 × RP-3 60 lb (27.2 kg) rockets on 8 × zero-length launchers Bombs: maximum 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) on underwing pylons Avionics
Fairey_Firefly
2015 Indian film by Prakash Kovelamudi
[citation needed] But, for unknown reasons makers postponed the audio launch. Size Zero was initially scheduled for a global release on 2 October 2015, coinciding
Size_Zero
multiple reconnaissance targets during a single flight. Launch was from a zero-length launch setup, two rocket boosters burning solid fuel being used
Republic_SD-3_Snooper
Unguided air-to-surface rocket
panels were unnecessary; zero-length launchers were introduced in May 1945. British aircraft started being fitted with "zero-point" mounting pylons in
RP-3
Japanese anime television series
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (Japanese: Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活, Hepburn: Ri:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu), often referred to simply as Re:Zero
Re:Zero_(TV_series)
Military unit
bomb or a 'Tiny Tim' rocket. Smaller rockets were carried on three zero-length launchers on each wing. VF-11 operating the F8F-1 Bearcat was assigned to
VF-11
Turbojet target UAV
eight UAVs, a launcher vehicle, a mobile ground control station (GCS) and various support equipment. The truck-mounted zero-length launcher includes an
Denel_Dynamics_Skua
requirement needing rocket assistance, and which was short-lived, was zero-length launching. Almost as extreme, but very common, is catapult assistance from
Gas_turbine_engine_thrust
Absence of the sensation of weight
sensation of weight, i.e., zero apparent weight. It is also termed zero g-force, or zero-g (named after the g-force) or, misleadingly, zero gravity. Weight is
Weightlessness
Polish online general-interest channel
launched on 1 February 2024. On 8 October 2025, the National Broadcasting Council granted a satellite licence for the television channel Kanał Zero TV
Kanał_Zero
54/55) Robert F. Titus USA F Century Series flight testing including zero-length-launch tests Art Tomassetti USA P, F X-35 and F-35 flight test Guy M. Townsend
List_of_SETP_members
Indonesian rebels flew the bomber, concealing the CIA's involvement. In a zero-length launch (ZEL) experiment, a USAF North American F-100D Super Sabre became
1958_in_aviation
Canceled reconnaissance drone project
two Arrow 2 jet-assisted takeoff-type rocket boosters allowing for zero-length launch from a specially designed trailer. In a similar fashion to Republic's
Republic_SD-4_Swallow
Chinese artificial intelligence company
Experts Parallelism (EP), Fully Sharded Data Parallel (FSDP) and Zero Redundancy Optimizer (ZeRO). It is similar to PyTorch DDP, which uses NCCL on the backend
DeepSeek
Upcoming video game
Phantom Blade Zero is an upcoming wuxia action role-playing game developed and published by the Chinese studio S-Game. The player assumes the role of
Phantom_Blade_Zero
2025 Hindi film by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar
Ground Zero is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar
Ground_Zero_(2025_film)
Roller coaster in Farmington, Utah
opened to the public in 2007. It features a zero-g roll inversion and two linear synchronous motor (LSM) launches, reaching a maximum speed of 55 mph (89 km/h)
Wicked_(roller_coaster)
Lowest theoretical temperature
Absolute zero is the theoretically coldest temperature, a state at which a system's internal energy, and in ideal cases entropy, reach their minimum values
Absolute_zero
Steel roller coaster in Victoria, Australia
resemble a rocket launch facility deep in the outback, with riders assuming the role of volunteer test pilots for the "Project Zero" mission. At Dreamworld
Project_Zero_(roller_coaster)
Matador/MARC contact was established following the missile launch off the Zero Length Launcher and until an MSQ transmitted the dive ("dump") command to
Matador Automatic Radar Control
Matador_Automatic_Radar_Control
Comparison of a wide range of lengths
magnitude for different lengths. To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various lengths between 1.6 × 10 − 35 {\displaystyle
Orders_of_magnitude_(length)
2007 studio album by Nine Inch Nails
Year Zero is the fifth studio album by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released by Interscope Records on April 17, 2007. Conceived while
Year_Zero_(album)
Roller coaster at Energylandia
left before entering the launch track, which is enclosed within a tunnel. The train briefly stops before accelerating from zero to 79.2 kilometres per hour
Formuła_(Energylandia)
2019 video game
Katana Zero is a 2019 platform game developed by American indie studio Askiisoft and published by Devolver Digital. Set in a dystopian metropolis, the
Katana_Zero
Television channel
September 2012, Channel Zero made public its plans to rebrand the television service as Rewind, a film channel devoted to feature-length films from the 1970s
Movieola
2022 studio album by Shinedown
released the second single, "Daylight". On June 21, the band launched the "Planet Zero Observer", an augmented reality web app. The app visualized the
Planet_Zero
F-Zero is a futuristic racing video game franchise originally created by Nintendo EAD and has been continually published by Nintendo, although the company
List_of_F-Zero_media
Australian launch vehicle startup
additive manufacturing, the boosted launch vehicle is designed to sustain hypersonic flight and emit zero CO2. With a length of 3m, mass of 300kg, range of
Hypersonix
Japanese rocket company
MOMO [ja] (also Momo, etc.) sounding rocket and the orbital launch vehicles called ZERO [ja; fr] and DECA. Interstellar's stated goal is to reduce the
Interstellar_Technologies
Base memory unit handled by a computer
number of bits or digits in a word (the word size, word width, or word length) is an important characteristic of any specific processor design or computer
Word_(computer_architecture)
United Launch Alliance launch vehicle
Centaur is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed and operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA). It is a two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle consisting of the
Vulcan_Centaur
Anime television series
Aldnoah.Zero (stylized in logo as ΛLDNOΛH.ZERO) is a Japanese anime television and print series created by Olympus Knights and A-1 Pictures. It presents
Aldnoah.Zero
American surface-to-air missile
Missile Launching System (GMLS) and support equipment, make up the RAM Mk 31 Guided Missile Weapon System (GMWS). The Mk-144 Guided Missile Launcher (GML)
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
RIM-116_Rolling_Airframe_Missile
South African brand of cider
"It’s Dry, But You Can Drink It" since launch. It contains an alcohol level of 6% ABV. Savanna Light was launched in May 2000 and contains an alcohol level
Savanna_Cider
Computer of the Saturn V rocket
The Launch Vehicle Digital Computer (LVDC) was a computer that provided the autopilot for the Saturn V rocket from launch, through Earth orbit insertion
Launch Vehicle Digital Computer
Launch_Vehicle_Digital_Computer
Rally racing sports car (1973–1978)
unusually short in length (3.58 m (141 in)) and height (84 cm (33 in)), and it shares little with the production version. The Zero appeared in Michael
Lancia_Stratos
Emergency aircraft escape system
zero-zero ejection seat is designed to safely extract upward and land its occupant from a grounded stationary position (i.e., zero altitude and zero airspeed)
Ejection_seat
Imaginary line halfway between Earth's North and South poles
'make equal'. The latitude of the Earth's equator is, by definition, 0° (zero degrees) of arc. The equator is one of the five notable circles of latitude
Equator
Indian submarine-launched missile
missile completed developmental launch trials and reportedly entered serial production after a final two consecutive launch trials in January 2020 within
K-4_(missile)
Automatic grenade launcher
The Mk 19 grenade launcher (pronounced Mark 19) is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher that was first developed during the Vietnam War
Mk_19_grenade_launcher
41st season of the reality television series
Challenge, and boxing competing for a share of $500,000. A launch special titled "Day Zero" aired on July 23, 2025, followed by the season premiere on
The Challenge: Vets & New Threats
The_Challenge:_Vets_&_New_Threats
Swiss car manufacturer
Stark Rajcic. Piëch Automotive presented their first model, the GT Mark Zero (or Mk0), at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. The particularity
Piëch_Automotive
Motor yacht built by Feadship
by length List of yachts built by Feadship Feadship "Breakthrough – Feadship fleet overview". Feadship. Retrieved 20 June 2025. "Feadship launches PROJECT
Breakthrough_(yacht)
2014 video game
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a 2014 action-adventure stealth game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami. It is the eighth game
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Metal_Gear_Solid_V:_Ground_Zeroes
Launched roller coaster in Finland
June 18, 2019. The ride starts with a rolling LSM launch out of the station which leads into a Zero-g winder, followed by a series of banked right and
Taiga_(roller_coaster)
SAS Gulf War patrol
Bravo Two Zero was the call sign of an eight-man British Army Special Air Service (SAS) patrol deployed into Iraq during the First Gulf War in January
Bravo_Two_Zero
Soviet winged orbital vehicle
orbiters used the expendable Energia rocket, a class of super heavy-lift launch vehicle. Besides describing the first operational Soviet/Russian shuttle
Buran_(spacecraft)
2003 video game
Nintendo Switch 2. Known in Japan as Zero ~Akai Chō~ (零 〜紅い蝶〜; lit. "Zero ~Crimson Butterfly~") and in Europe as Project Zero II: Crimson Butterfly Treated as
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal_Frame_II:_Crimson_Butterfly
CPU socket for AMD Ryzen processors with Zen architecture
Socket AM5 (LGA 1718) is a zero insertion force flip-chip land grid array (LGA) CPU socket designed by AMD that is used for AMD Ryzen microprocessors starting
Socket_AM5
Experimental space-based radio communication project
still known to be in orbit. Launch gallery Launch of Atlas 105D with West Ford 1 Launch of Atlas 110D with West-Drag Launch of Atlas 131D with West Ford
Project_West_Ford
Battery electric crossover SUVs produced by Subaru and Toyota
Retrieved 19 April 2021. Goodwin, Antuan. "Toyota BZ4X EV concept launches new 'Beyond Zero' branding". Roadshow. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021
Toyota_bZ4X
Yacht built in 2011
yacht List of motor yachts by length List of yachts built by Feadship "World Exclusive: Feadship De Vries Makkum launches 88 metre Musashi". SuperYacht
Musashi_(yacht)
Company
Management Service ReadyForZero". AOL.com. TechCrunch. Barba, Ronald (31 Mar 2015). "AvantCredit Rebrands as 'Avant', Acquires ReadyForZero". Tech Cocktail. Tech
Avant_(company)
Steel powered roller coaster
England. The ride originally opened in 1984 under the name Space Station Zero and was relocated outdoors in 1990. It was removed in 2005 to make way for
Flying_Fish_(roller_coaster)
Fictional spacecraft
causing the Zero-X to malfunction on its return to Earth. The craft crashes into Craigsville, United States (roughly 20 miles from its launch site, the
Zero-X
Sixth generation of Mercedes-Benz E-Class
nomenclature update, using the CLE nameplate. For the estate model, its size in length, width and height has increased by 4 mm (0.16 in), 28 mm (1.1 in), and 22 mm
Mercedes-Benz_E-Class_(W214)
Japanese anime OVA (original video animation)
Macross Zero (マクロス ゼロ, Makurosu Zero) is an anime prequel OVA to The Super Dimension Fortress Macross released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary
Macross_Zero
Battery electric compact crossover SUV
prefecture. The Ariya is the brand's first zero-emissions SUV. It was first revealed in July 2020, with the US launch of the Ariya initially planned for the
Nissan_Ariya
Soviet space weapon prototype
ballistic trajectory. Length: 37.00 m (121.39 ft) Maximum diameter: 4.10 m (13.5 ft) Mass: 80,000 kg (180,000 lb) Associated launch vehicle: Energia Intended
Polyus_(spacecraft)
Transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit
the latitude of the launch site and the launch azimuth (direction). The inclination and eccentricity must both be reduced to zero to obtain a geostationary
Geostationary_transfer_orbit
principle, reducing the exposure of the human organism to ionizing radiation to zero is not possible and perhaps not even sensible. The human organism has been
History of radiation protection
History_of_radiation_protection
ZERO LENGTH-LAUNCH
ZERO LENGTH-LAUNCH
Girl/Female
Assamese, Indian
Rounded
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Kenneth, KENITH means both "born of fire" and "comely; finely made."
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of a river of Celtic origin, LEITH means "flowing water."
Male
Spanish
Spanish name derived from Latin juniperus, JUNÃPERO means "juniper tree."
Boy/Male
Arabic
Empty.
Male
Finnish
Short form of Finnish Antero, TERO means "man; warrior."
Male
Swedish
Modern form of Swedish Benkt, BENGT means "blessed."Â
Male
Italian
 Short form of Italian Raniero, NERO means "wise warrior." Compare with another form of Nero.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Root, that straitens or binds, that keeps tight.
Boy/Male
African, Finnish, German
The Lord is Exalted
Girl/Female
Latin Greek Shakespearean
Daughter of Priam.
Boy/Male
Greek
Rock.
Male
African
builder; or fierce.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, German, Greek, Kurdish
Empty; Void
Girl/Female
Latin
Mother of Asopus.
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of German Erich, EERO means "ever-ruler."Â
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Lee, LEIGH means "meadow."Â
Female
Romanian
Pet form of Romanian Ileana, possibly LENUTA means "torch."
Female
Greek
(ἩÏá½¼) Greek name derived form the word hÄ“rÅs, HERO means "hero." In mythology, this is the name of the lover of Leandros (Latin Leander).
Female
Swedish
Feminine form of Swedish Bengt, BENGTA means "blessed."Â
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Surname or Lastname
English (southern Lancashire)
English (southern Lancashire) : habitational name from a minor place in the parish of Rochdale, named from Old English mere ‘lake’, ‘pool’ + land ‘tract of land’, ‘estate’, ‘cultivated land’. There may also have been some confusion with Markland.Dutch : habitational name from Maarland in Eijsden, Dutch Limburg.possibly a variant of Dutch Merlan, from French merlan ‘whiting’, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Haripeasad | ஹரீபேஅஸாத
Boy/Male
British, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Swedish
Happy; Fortunate; Blessed
Girl/Female
Hindu
Apsara
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pithambara | பீதாமà¯à®ªà®¾à®°à®¾
One who has yellow colored body
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
Living a Nectar-like Way of Life
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived in the woods (see Wood).Irish : English name adopted as a translation of Ó Cuill ‘descendant of Coll’ (see Quill), or in Ulster of Mac Con Coille ‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’, which has also been mistranslated Cox, as if formed with coileach ‘cock’, ‘rooster’.
Boy/Male
Greek
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Plains
Male
German
Variant spelling of Old High German Adalhard, ADELHARD means "noble strength."
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n.
Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero.
a.
A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.
a.
Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture.
pl.
of Zero
a.
A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural.
n.
A cipher; zero.
n.
A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero (Scomberomorus caballa), called also kingfish, and spotted, or king, cero (S. regalis).
v. t.
To lengthen.
superl.
Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like.
adv.
In a lengthy manner; at great length or extent.
a.
The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.
v. t.
To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; -- sometimes followed by out.
n.
The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences.
pl.
of Zero
a.
See Lento.
a.
The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk.
adv.
At full length; lengthwise.
a.
Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.
n.
The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero.
n.
A cipher; nothing; naught.