flyboys

noun

plural of flyboy
as in pilots

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  1. pilots
  2. aviators
  3. airmen
Noun
  • Deloitte found only 25% of organizations have moved 40% or more of their AI pilots into production.
    — Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The law introduced stricter requirements for documenting aircraft safety assessments and evaluating how pilots interact with aircraft systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pilots
Noun
  • These ancient aviators included the microraptorines, a group of small, carnivorous dinosaurs that sported long feathers along each of their limbs.
    — Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of aviators
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
  • As well, even recognition of the historic accomplishments of minority individuals, such as the Tuskegee airmen, would be removed.
    — Richard Davis, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of airmen
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“Flyboys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyboys. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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