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aircrafthand

aircrafthand noun: a member of the Royal Air Force with no specific technical skill.

Noun

aircrafthand (plural aircrafthands)

  1. (UK) A member of the Royal Air Force with no specific technical skill.
    • His first duties as an aircrafthand were connected with the food, the preparation of it, cutting bread, etc.1937, S. Scanes in A. W. Lawrence (ed.), T. E. Lawrence by His Friends, London: Jonathan Cape, p. 418
    • But I wasn’t accepted for flying duty—eyesight failed me. Neither was Frank, which, I’m ashamed to say, I found a relief. We were both channelled as aircrafthands […]2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 9, in Small Island, London: Review, page 345

Forms of aircrafthand

pluralaircrafthands

Origin of aircrafthand

From aircraft + hand.

Questions about aircrafthand

What does aircrafthand mean?
Aircrafthand means a member of the Royal Air Force with no specific technical skill.
What part of speech is aircrafthand?
Aircrafthand is a noun.
What is the plural of aircrafthand?
The plural of aircrafthand is aircrafthands.

Words near aircrafthand in the dictionary

  1. aircraft movements
  2. aircraft registration number
  3. aircraft registration numbers
  4. aircraft station
  5. aircraft stations
  6. aircrafthand
  7. aircrafthands
  8. aircraftlike
  9. aircraftman
  10. aircraftmen
  11. aircrafts

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