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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lebec’s thrilled schoolkids pouring out of their classrooms just to see Lindbergh come out of the weather station, and wouldn’t go back until Lindy himself told them to.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

A few months later, the celebrated aviator Charles Lindbergh made camp in Lebec to test a glider in the mountain drafts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Charles Lindbergh, the aviation pioneer, spoke out against the perils of low-cost flight-training schools that graduated poorly prepared pilots.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

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 Aug. 8, 2025

While he could talk to Elizebeth about the Silver Shirts and Lindbergh, she still knew nothing about Purple, the problem that worried him most.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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