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Air Ministry

American  

noun

  1. (in England) the department of government administering all civil and military matters concerning aviation.


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Sempill offered a ride to another passenger, the aeronaut Charles Dollfus, an attaché with the French Air Ministry.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2022

After Iris married Carl, she was forced to leave her position in the Air Ministry, which put financial strain on the family.

From The New Yorker Oct. 9, 2019

For example, a British Air Ministry scientific advisor, E. V. Truefitt, presented his countryman, oceanographer George Deacon, with “one or two questions which have come up in odd conversations.”

From Salon Apr. 27, 2013

Well enough, it seems, because the Air Ministry immediately ordered a full demonstration system.

From Economist Mar. 14, 2013

Both of Dympna’s planes were requisitioned by the Air Ministry for communications, and she was mad as a cat about it.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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