单词 | air hog |
释义 | > as lemmasair hog air hog n. a person who flies an aircraft without consideration for others' convenience or safety; cf. road hog n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > recklessly operated aircraft air hog1907 1907 Times 5 Aug. 18/2 It is very possible that we are at the beginning of a period of great activity in air locomotion, and..it may appear advisable to get a strong body of public opinion ready to crush the ‘air-hog’ as soon as he appears. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 9 Feb. 4/1 Pointing out how the flying-machine is likely to violate every international law and rudely trespass on every private right and privilege, characterising the intrepid navigators as air-hogs and human vultures. 2003 Times (Nexis) 11 Jan. 40 Are these ‘air-hogs’ (as they are sure to be dubbed) to be allowed to..glide over our chimney-pots, or skim close above our lawns and flower-beds? < as lemmas |
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