Lindbergh

American  

[lind-burg, lin-] / ˈlɪnd bɜrg, ˈlɪn- /

noun

1. Anne (Spencer) Morrow, 1906–2001, U.S. writer (wife of Charles Augustus Lindbergh).

2. Charles Augustus, 1902–74, U.S. aviator: made the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight 1927.

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Lindbergh British  

/ ˈlɪndbɜːɡ, ˈlɪnbɜːɡ /

noun

1. Charles Augustus. 1902–74, US aviator, who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic (1927)

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Example Sentences

I raced around the house, my mind filled with visions of the Lindbergh baby and the movie “Raising Arizona.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first to fly solo across the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal

James Arthur Lovell Jr was born on 25 March 1928 - just a year after Charles Lindbergh made his historic trip across the Atlantic.

From BBC

The previous year the publishing exec had rushed out Charles Lindbergh’s bestselling “We,” which detailed Lindy’s solo flight across the Atlantic; he was hoping to achieve a similar success for Earhart.

From Los Angeles Times

It eventually turns out that the Nazis plotted every move of Lindbergh’s campaign, giving them time for a military buldup before invading Russia.

From Salon