aviator sunglasses

plural noun

: aviator glasses with tinted lenses

He sports a broad-rimmed straw hat, aviator sunglasses, weathered cowboy boots, and blue jeans fastened at the waist with an oversize sterling-silver belt buckle he's had since he was a kid.

—Michael Behar

Examples of aviator sunglasses in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In January, 2018, Pope Francis travelled to Peru and celebrated an open-air Mass in Trujillo; Prevost took part, wearing aviator sunglasses along with his vestments. —Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

The runway star styled her blonde hair and front bangs pushed away from her face effortless beachy waves, protecting her eyes from the sun in a pair of oversized ombré aviator sunglasses. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025

Richards completed her look with a red Louis Vuitton beanie, plus a pair of black aviator sunglasses. —Tara Larson, Footwear News, 28 Dec. 2025

Emphasizing the seventies-ness of it all are her oversized Saint Laurent aviator sunglasses. —Marci Robin, Allure, 17 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for aviator sunglasses

• asses
• basses
• brasses
• classes
• fasces
• gases
• gasses
• glasses
• grasses
• lasses
• maces
• masses