flying officer

noun

: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a first lieutenant in the army

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The crew – made up only of two pilots and one tactical fly officer – has assisted in 99 arrests and made 18 captures themselves. —

Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 3 Oct. 2019 Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy's youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday. —

Rachel Siegel, courant.com, 24 Apr. 2018 Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy’s youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday. —

Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2018 Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy's youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday. —

Rachel Siegel, courant.com, 24 Apr. 2018 Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy’s youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday. —

Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of flying officer was in 1913

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