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airman

noun

ˈer-mən

Definition of airman

as in pilot

one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft her father was an airman who was shot down in Vietnam

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Recent Examples of airman McPherson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate and other charges. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 The family confirmed the release of Luis Manuel Aviles in a statement posted on social media by his son Joshua Aviles, a Navy handling airman. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 Rosenwald family resources helped provide the facilities that made possible the accomplishments of the Tuskegee airmen, and supported NAACP legal efforts that ultimately overturned school segregation. — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Save for Snoopy, the military airman in literature is perhaps most famously personified by John Yossarian in Joseph Heller’s Catch‑22, a book Zinn would someday count among his favorites. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airman

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Deloitte found only 25% of organizations have moved 40% or more of their AI pilots into production.

— Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
During its first phase, CRAFT will work directly with manufacturers to identify operational issues and determine which pilot-scale technologies should be tested before commercial rollout.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

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An American team said an object seen by satellite on a remote Pacific island that was suggested to be the early aviator’s plane was probably a collection of trees.

— Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026
Days into their expedition, the team searching for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane is battling severe weather — and racing to identify a mysterious object that could finally solve the aviator's disappearance.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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