airmannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeə.mən/us/ˈer-/plural -men uk/-mən/usa member of the British or US air force with a low rank
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Ranks in the Air Force
- col
- colonel
- Corp
- corporal
- flight lieutenant
- flight sergeant
- group captain
- major
- major general
- Marshal of the Royal Air Force
- squadron leader
Examples from literature
- The welcome absence of wind gave our airmen a chance of which they took full advantage by gathering much information.
- The work of the British airmen during the battle was one of the brightest pages.
- There seems to be no end to the dangers which beset submarine-sailors and airmen.
- This initial volume tells how the hero ran away from his miserly guardian, fell in with a successful airman, and became a young aviator of note.
- When the airman took another leap towards earth, her heart stopped beating altogether.