# Vril

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɹɪl/

## Definitions
1. A controllable form of energy.
2. A kind of flying saucer supposedly built by the Nazis.

## Etymology
Coined by British statesman and author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in the 1871 science fiction novel The Coming Race, later titled Vril, apparently as a clipping of virile.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vril