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Curtiss

American  
[kur-tis] / ˈkɜr tɪs /

noun

  1. Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.


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American aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss debuted the first flying car prototype in 1917.

From Barron's Nov. 30, 2025

Bob Fernandez was a sailor assigned to the USS Curtiss on Dec. 7, 1941.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2024

Stationed aboard the USS Curtiss, Fernandez was working in the mess when he heard the first explosion.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2024

Sarah Curtiss, 30, from North Hykeham, has polycystic ovary syndrome and spent years trying for a baby.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2024

I could hear them yelling Curtiss name and something else.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

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