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Goldfish Club

Goldfish Club proper noun: an informal association of people who have successfully bailed out of a disabled aircraft while it was over water, or after it had crashed into the water.

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Proper noun

the Goldfish Club

  1. An informal association of people who have successfully bailed out of a disabled aircraft while it was over water, or after it had crashed into the water.

Origin of Goldfish Club

From the fact that a pilot who lands in the sea is surrounded by water like a goldfish.

Questions about Goldfish Club

What does Goldfish Club mean?
Goldfish Club means an informal association of people who have successfully bailed out of a disabled aircraft while it was over water, or after it had crashed into the water.
What part of speech is Goldfish Club?
Goldfish Club is a proper noun.

Words near Goldfish Club in the dictionary

  1. goldfinnies
  2. goldfinny
  3. goldfish
  4. goldfish bowl
  5. goldfish bowls
  6. Goldfish Club
  7. goldfish plant
  8. goldfish plants
  9. goldfisheries
  10. goldfishery
  11. goldfishes

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