aviator glasses

plural noun

: eyeglasses having a lightweight metal frame and relatively large usually tinted lenses

called also aviators

see also aviator sunglasses

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Famed for its aviator glasses, the brand has outfitted pilots and astronauts across history. Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024 His cop-on-the-edge routine — leather jacket, aviator glasses, motorcycle, bottomless petulance — is overcranked, as is the cartoon menace of the criminal underground, which fed into a brief cultural freakout over Japanese dominance. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024 Affleck paired the new ’do with a Red Hot Chili Peppers T-shirt, a leather jacket, and aviator glasses. Justin Curto, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024 In the video, she’s seen wearing a red and brown plaid mini pleated skirt, an oversized baby blue button-down shirt, a micro mini Louis Vuitton tote, a pair of aviator glasses, and two silver diamond necklaces. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for aviator glasses 

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of aviator glasses was in 1948

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“Aviator glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aviator%20glasses. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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