aviatrix
Americannoun
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aviatrices
plural
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What's the difference between aviatrix and aviator? See -trix.
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In the summer of 1937, famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart journeys into history in her attempt to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2019
On this date in 1929, Lady Mary Heath, British aviatrix, stopped in Yuma during her aerial tour of the United States.
From Washington Times ● May 24, 2017
So he proposed a barter exchange with celebrated aviatrix Florence “Pancho” Barnes: He would milk cows and shovel manure on her ranch, and she would give him flying lessons.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2015
A line of chatter about a pioneering aviatrix runs through the season opener.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2012
And yet—this little madcap aviatrix disclosed a winning directness and simplicity which charmed and surprised him.
From Madcap by George Gibbs
Dared the Commission flout the honest aviatrices of France ?
From Time Magazine Archive
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