airwoman
noun
air·wom·an
ˈer-ˌwu̇-mən 
: a woman who is an aviator
especially
: a woman who is a military pilot
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In 2018, The Times began investigating the Guard after receiving a tip that its leadership mishandled and later covered up an internal complaint that someone had urinated in the boots of an airwoman at the Fresno base.
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Shelby Grad Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2021
Jones admits, referencing key scenes that see intense weather patterns threatening Wren’s mission with Glaisher, including one which forces the fearless airwoman to climb the side of the vessel to break open a frozen valve.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2019
Five U.S. Air Force airmen and airwomen arrive in casual clothes with a visiting sergeant.
—National Geographic, 8 May 2017
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Shelby Grad Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2021
Jones admits, referencing key scenes that see intense weather patterns threatening Wren’s mission with Glaisher, including one which forces the fearless airwoman to climb the side of the vessel to break open a frozen valve.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2019
Five U.S. Air Force airmen and airwomen arrive in casual clothes with a visiting sergeant.
—National Geographic, 8 May 2017
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“Airwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airwoman. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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