| 单词 | brown-shoe navy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrown-shoe navy brown shoe n. U.S. Navy slang a naval aviator; frequently attributive, esp. in brown-shoe navy. [With reference to the brown shoes which formerly (1918–76) distinguished a naval aviator's uniform from that of a sailor, who wore black shoes (see black shoe n. at black adj. and n. Compounds 1e(a)).] ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > person in control of aircraft or spacecraft > person in control of aircraft > other aeroplane pilots test pilot1917 airline pilot1922 bush pilot1936 brown shoe1946 tug pilot1948 1946 G. Cant Great Pacific Victory xiii. 194 Like most carrier men, he is a member of the ‘brown-shoe navy’. 1962 J. E. Quirk No Red Ribbons xxxv. 242 The Air belonged to the Brown Shoes. In his Brown Shoe world Paul was the master. 1998 Interzone July 11/1 I cut my teeth as a brown-shoe Navy man. That is, I was a Navy aviator. 2005 W. B. Johnson & G. P. Harper Becoming Leader Annapolis Way i. 22 ‘Black shoes’ sailed at 30 Knots, whereas ‘brown shoes’ flew at 300 knots. < as lemmas |
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