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airwoman

American  
[air-woom-uhn] / ˈɛərˌwʊm ən /

noun

  • airwomen
    plural
  1. a woman who pilots an aircraft.


Gender

Is it airwoman or airperson? See -woman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of airwoman

First recorded in 1910–15; air 1 + -woman


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Why was this honour questioned in some quarters, including by the airwoman herself?

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2022

Aviator Earhart was still relatively unskilled in flying when she became famous as an airwoman.

From Time Magazine Archive

At dawn the world's No. 1 airwoman climbed into her Lockheed Vega, warmed the big Wasp engine while soldiers herded horses, cows, goats, Mexicans out of the way.

From Time Magazine Archive

When an airwoman for the 587th gave a concert for her companions, her comrades made her a white silk dress out of parachute fabric to wear while she sang.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Canada has six CF-18 fighter jets, two surveillance planes, a refueling tanker aircraft and 600 airmen and airwomen based in Kuwait as part of the mission.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 7, 2015

The bill would also give colonel's rank to handsome, energetic Jacqueline Cochran, now chief of the WASPs, and one of the ablest of U.S. airwomen.

From Time Magazine Archive

The young airwomen truly did adore their commander.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

That way, if people were transferred or killed in combat, there were always competent airwomen ready to fly the open-cockpit Po-2s on their nightly harassment missions.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

At the end of the evening, Galya and the other airwomen begged Klava to dance for them.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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