sky pilot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sky pilot
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Many a Navy sky pilot wonders out loud how he can go back to strictly denominational ministering after the war.
From Time Magazine Archive
Depending on our courage and state of mind we run either for the woods or the Hall, to discover that no matter how thin you slice it, it is still sky pilot baloney.
From Time Magazine Archive
George Hubert Wilkins, black-bearded Australian soldier of fortune, and his sky pilot, Carl Ben Eielson, saying they had crawled safely off the Polar Sea after 17 days and nights of discomfort.
From Time Magazine Archive
We are not going to swear if the parson does, But after all, he is a "pilot" and a "sky" pilot.
From Flowers of Freethought (First Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)
"Well, how's the sky pilot and his disciple?" she asked.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
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