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Air Ministry

American  

noun

  1. (in England) the department of government administering all civil and military matters concerning aviation.


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Sempill offered a ride to another passenger, the aeronaut Charles Dollfus, an attaché with the French Air Ministry.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2022

After Iris married Carl, she was forced to leave her position in the Air Ministry, which put financial strain on the family.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 9, 2019

"They were plotting charts based on weather codes sent from the Air Ministry forecasters at Dunstable," says Judith.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2014

For example, a British Air Ministry scientific advisor, E. V. Truefitt, presented his countryman, oceanographer George Deacon, with “one or two questions which have come up in odd conversations.”

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2013

Both of Dympna’s planes were requisitioned by the Air Ministry for communications, and she was mad as a cat about it.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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