flight engineer

noun

: a flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation

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Inspired, Wallach pursued her own path into the aviation industry, obtaining a flight engineer rating, a requirement to join an airline crew in the 1970s. John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 Airline pilot, copilot and flight engineer ($250,050, salary); 12% average pay growth; 152,800 jobs; 5% job growth; Bachelor’s degree. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 Expedition 72 flight engineer Alexey Ovchinin secured his feet at one end of the European Robotic Arm (ERA) toward the end of his and Ivan Vagner's seven-hour extravehicular activity (EVA) today. Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024 Dominick is a flight engineer aboard the orbiting laboratory, which is attached to the International Space Station. Alex Sundby, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flight engineer 

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flight engineer was in 1938

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“Flight engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20engineer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

flight engineer

noun
: a crew member of an airplane responsible for mechanical operation
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