| 单词 | skyman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasskyman skyman n. [after seaman n.] (chiefly in journalistic use) a parachutist; a paratrooper. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > paratrooper skyman1910 paratroop1937 paratrooper1940 para-skier1942 trooper1942 para1958 1910 Washington Post 20 June 6/8 What shall we call the men who launch themselves into the ocean of air and become fellow-voyagers with the birds? At present there is a multiplicity of names to choose from—aeroplanists, aeronauts, aviators, birdmen, skymen, sky-pilots, &c. 1944 N.Y. Times 28 Dec. 1/5 (headline) Skymen and chuted supplies help to lift Bastogne siege. 1958 Daily Mail 18 July 1/2 Skymen saved Hussein's life. 1996 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 24 Aug. c2 The second skyman..crash landed into the Eagles' bench. < as lemmas |
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