air-minded
Americanadjective
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interested in aviation or aeronautics.
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favoring increased use of aircraft.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of air-minded
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Ike has always been air-minded, and early in his military career, in 1917, he thought seriously of transferring to the Air Corps.
From Time Magazine Archive
Each week air-minded Bob LeTourneau flys some 4,000 miles around the country in one of his planes to hold gospel meetings.
From Time Magazine Archive
But poor communications have recently made Brazil feverishly air-minded, and with U.S. assistance it has built some 600 new landing fields.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus he was air's most persuasive spokesman when he and other flyers brought their plan for amalgamation of all the support commands to air-minded "Ike" Eisenhower.
From Time Magazine Archive
“They’d better get the Army on the job before those babies get air-minded again!” he told himself, as he winged on into the rising sun.
From Spawn of the Comet by Rich, H. Thompson (Harold Thompson)
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