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ace of aces

ace of aces noun: the greatest active flying ace in a nation's military service.

Noun (1)

ace of aces (plural aces of aces)

  1. The greatest active flying ace in a nation's military service.
    • Brookline Man Supplants Baylies as the American Ace of Aces if His Record Stands.1918 June 16, The New York Times
    • the U-boat commander who drowned them was Hitler's subsea ace of aces1940 July 13, Los Angeles Times

Noun (2) capitalized: Ace of Aces

Ace of Aces (plural Aces of Aces)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of ace of aces

Forms of ace of aces

pluralaces of aces
alternative formAce of Aces
pluralAces of Aces

Questions about ace of aces

What does ace of aces mean?
Ace of aces means the greatest active flying ace in a nation's military service.
What part of speech is ace of aces?
Ace of aces is a noun.
What is the plural of ace of aces?
The plural of ace of aces is aces of aces.

Words near ace of aces in the dictionary

  1. ace in the hole
  2. ACE inhibitor
  3. ACE inhibitors
  4. ace into
  5. ace K
  6. ace of aces
  7. ace of queen
  8. ace of the deep
  9. ace out
  10. ace point
  11. ace points

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