Earhart, Amelia

Cultural  

1. An aviator of the twentieth century. Earhart was the first woman to pilot an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean. She disappeared in a flight over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.

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Example Sentences

Wally Earhart, Amelia’s cousin, has said – without offering evidence – that she died of dysentery and other illnesses, while Noonan was beheaded by the Japanese.

From The Guardian

Now, another Amelia Earhart—Amelia Rose Earhart—is attempting to bear out her predecessor’s legacy by completing the original flight plan.

From Time