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airmanair‧man /ˈeəmən $ ˈer-/ noun (plural airmen /-mən/) [countable] - Three airmen were killed during the battle.
- But flying accidents were to take the lives of young airmen beyond that date.
- Even the luggage racks contained their quota of sailors, soldiers, or airmen.
- Read in studio A new theory has emerged tonight about the possible cause of the Hercules crash in which nine airmen died.
- The court was told the airman had drunk seventeen pints of beer.
- This is not to say that our soldiers, sailors and airmen have not comported themselves bravely when asked to do so.
someone who is in the army, navy etc► serviceman/servicewoman a man or woman who is in an army, navy etc: · The ceremony was held to honour the tens of thousands of servicemen and servicewomen who lost their lives in the war.· Four Australian servicemen were reported missing after the ambush.· a tribute to the bravery of our servicemen and -women ► soldier a member of an army, especially someone who is not an officer: · Moore has been a soldier for most of his adult life.· There were several soldiers guarding the main gate. ► troops soldiers - use this especially to talk about soldiers taking part in a military attack: · Thousands of French troops died in the attack.· The President is sending three hundred troops to the area. ► sailor a member of the navy: · Janet married a sailor in the French navy.· Two thousand British sailors lost their lives when the ship went down. ► airman a member of the airforce: · Three airmen were killed during the battle. ► officer a high-ranking member of the army, navy etc, who is in charge of a group of soldiers, sailors etc: · He's an officer in the US Marines.commanding officer (=the officer in charge): · Colonel Gary G. Mahle is the commanding officer here. ► Airforceairbase, nounair chief marshal, nounair commodore, nounaircraftman, nounair force, nounairman, nounair raid, nounair strike, nounair vice-marshal, nounbombardier, nounbomber, nouncarpet-bomb, verbdive-bomb, verbdogfight, nounfighter, nounflight lieutenant, nounflying officer, noungeneral, nounnavigator, nounno-fly zone, nounRAF, the, sortie, nounsortie, verbsquadron, nounsquadron leader, nounstaff sergeant, nounstrafe, verbwing commander, noun ADJECTIVE► young· I took with me a very young airman from the engineering wing and I understood that it was his first flight.· But flying accidents were to take the lives of young airmen beyond that date.· It is understood that a few days before his death the young airman shot down a Dornier bomber.· Once, we carried what we felt was the war's most valuable cargo - we had about 1,600 young airmen on board.· One night during night flying a young airman was killed when he walked into a propeller. someone who is a member of their country’s air force |