airwomann.
/ˈɛːˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈɛrˌwʊmən/ A woman who is engaged in the flying or operation of aircraft, esp. as a pilot or member of an air crew. Also: a female member of the Royal Air Force below NCO rank.
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1910 Times 4 July 9/1 Mme. De Laroche, the only airwoman among the competitors, made a short flight with her Voisin biplane amid cheers.
1911 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 May 364/1 Crowds were collecting..to see the first English airwoman make her widely advertised attempt on the height-record.
1941 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War 22 Jan.–18 Mar. 229 Airwomen had made an unqualified success of every trade in which they had taken the place of airmen.
1957 L. G. S. Payne Air Dates 69 Mlle. Maryse Bastié, a French airwoman, flew from Dakar, Senegal, to Natal, Brazil, in 12 hr. 5 min.
1984 J. Douglas Harvey Laughter-Silvered Wings 101 Some of the airwomen had taken blankets from their cots and brought them to spread on the sand.
2006 Sun (Nexis) 10 May She joined the RAF in 1997 as an airwoman, but her hard work and professionalism ensured she was fast-tracked for officer training.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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