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• airwomen — irr. n. aviatrix, female aircraft pilot …   English contemporary dictionary

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• airwoman — n. (pl. women) 1 a woman pilot or member of the crew of an aircraft, esp. in an air force. 2 a member of the WRAF below commissioned rank. * * * noun a woman aviator • Syn: ↑aviatrix, ↑aviatress • Hypernyms: ↑aviator, ↑aeronaut, ↑airman, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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