aviator glasses

American  

plural noun

1. eyeglasses with metal frames, and often tinted lenses, contoured to suggest the goggles once worn by aviators.

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Etymology

Origin of aviator glasses

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

She and Grant agreed on his backstory as an academic whose heyday was in the ’80s, when double denim and aviator glasses were in vogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

The array from Abu-Jamal’s archive included a box of art supplies, a clear-plastic prison radio and a pair of his heavy-framed plastic aviator glasses.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

The president removed his trademark aviator glasses at one point to wipe away a tear after visiting the memorial to victims like 9-year-old Ellie Garcia, who loved basketball and riding bikes.

From Washington Times • May 29, 2022

Her memories are populated by “liquoriffic aunts” and an “Uncle Junior” who favored brown polyester leisure suits, aviator glasses and a gold pinkie ring and whose real name was a mystery to all.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Sporting a stylish pair of aviator glasses, the actor spoke directly into the camera as he aptly described "this last year's trip around the sun" as a "head-scratcher."

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2021