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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.


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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Corrections & Amplifications Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop trans-Atlantic flight on May 21, 1927.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

On Tuesday, a community vigil at Lindbergh Neighborhood Park near the centre was also full of people, with hundreds turning up and a series of speakers speaking warmly of their fallen "brothers" in the faith.

From BBC May 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

Allen also appeared in several TV movies, including “Scream, Pretty Peggy” and “The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case,” notably sharing the screen with Bette Davis and Anthony Hopkins, among others.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2025

The big story was about America’s new hero, an aviator named Charles Lindbergh who had just made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

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