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flyboy

noun

Definition of flyboy

as in copilot

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Recent Examples of flyboy For now, the flyboy will be resting in the barracks. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025 The charismatic flyboy of the sequel trilogy is a true rebel, even questioning commands from his boss, and a top-notch choice for attacking an oversized space station. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024 Starring Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history, and Powell as his flyboy friend Tom Hudner, Devotion, based on the bestselling book of the same name, opened with $9 million over the holiday weekend. — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2022 This Korean War flyboy drama was largely passed over at TIFF, but an Audience Award at the Middleburg Film Festival put it back on pundits’ radars. — Vulture, 18 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for flyboy

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Noun

The attack nearly brought down the aircraft carrying 182 people before passengers helped subdue the copilot, who had reportedly been barred from flying in Oman over extremist views.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
After a passenger grabbed the copilot and pulled him out, and others grappled with the man to subdue him, Schlichter said that one of the traveling pilots practically hurtled the scrum to enter the cockpit and seize the controls.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of copilot

Noun

According to Hiatt, both pilots include returning champions competing against challengers and a progressive jackpot.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
For now, the central test is whether autonomous electric railcars can move from supervised pilots to dependable commercial service across existing rail networks.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of pilot

Noun

Kutryk, who is also launching into space for the first time, is a former military test pilot and fourth-generation Ukrainian Canadian.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026
Glover was a test pilot in the F/A‐18 Hornet, Super Hornet and EA‐18G Growler and has flown over 45 aircraft, accumulating over 4000 hours in the skies.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of test pilot

Noun

As Earth faces an overwhelming alien threat, these young aviators are thrown into relentless combat that tests their loyalty, courage and faith in one another.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
With his mustache, accent and aviator shades, Ditka was to Chicago as Landry and his fedora were to Texas.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of aviator

Noun

The United States has more than 50,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines stationed throughout Japan, including on several bases in Okinawa, an island chain in the south.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
The airman, who was a legal gun owner, died from his injuries.

— Mark Walker, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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