skyborne

[skahy-bawrn, -bohrn]

adjective

1. airborne.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skyborne¹

First recorded in 1940–45; sky + borne ¹

Example Sentences

With a 35mph wind across the runway, I was set the challenge by Captain Nick Heard, pilot trainer at Skyborne Academy, to land - something only the most experienced pilots are cleared to do.

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CEO of Skyborne Academy, Lee Woodward told me: "From the start of flying training being exposed to low crosswinds, it's going to be around six years before becoming a full captain exposed to the full crosswind limits of a modern-day airliner".

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The carrier said the academy, operated in partnership with training provider Skyborne Airline, would start training its first batch of students in June.

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The Delta Propel Pilot Academy will be based in a 12,000-square-foot facility situated within Skyborne's Florida campus, the statement said.

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"It takes just one sick child and the whole community is in danger," adds the 57-year-old head of the maternity unit at Skyborne Hospital.

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