The Spirit of St. Louis

Cultural  

1. The specially designed airplane that Charles Lindbergh flew in the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. It is on display in a museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

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Example Sentences

Despite his later unstinting work for the World Wildlife Federation, as well as winning a Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography "The Spirit of St. Louis," his reputation never fully recovered.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2020

Not long after finishing The Spirit of St. Louis, Peter organized a weekend retreat for rocket enthusiasts.

From Time • Sep. 20, 2016

The Spirit of St. Louis was raised back to the museum ceiling last July, but just before it went up, Collum made a final check through the cockpit.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2016

Charles Lindbergh in front of his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, on the eve of his trans-Atlantic flight to Paris on May 19, 1927.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2012

The Spirit of St. Louis bumped along that muddy runway, and the people watching thought she’d go over on her nose any moment.

From Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights by Grayson, J. J.