Earhart

American  

[air-hahrt] / ˈɛər hɑrt /

noun

1. Amelia (Mary), 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.

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Earhart British  

/ ˈɛəˌhɑːt /

noun

1. Amelia. 1898–1937, US aviator: the first woman to fly the Atlantic (1928). She disappeared on a Pacific flight (1937)

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Example Sentences

There's the leather flight suit of Amelia Earhart, who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic but disappeared over the Pacific in 1937 as she attempted to fly around the world.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

While at the university, Phelan was a fellow at the conservative Bradley Foundation and at the Earhart Foundation, a now-closed nonprofit organization that backed libertarian and conservative academics.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

That might lead to more bottlenecks and a more protracted period in terms of getting crude supplies flowing once the conflict ends, said Gannon Earhart, senior rates analyst at TCW.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Donald Trump said he would order his administration to declassify secret government records related to the 1937 disappearance of the US aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Now their house has an entrance on Dart, the residential address, and another one on Earhart Boulevard.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers