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

Lindbergh knew a man with the wealth, vision and courage to underwrite Goddard’s project—Daniel Guggenheim, Harry’s father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Without a doubt, Goddard was the father of 20th-century rocketry, but Charles Lindbergh was the midwife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

In 1930, Charles Lindbergh glided on these winds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

I’d never been in a plane, and my hero was Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, who’d flown the Atlantic alone.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck