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Definition of "aviatrix" []

  • A woman who operates an aircraft; a woman pilot. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "aviatrix" in a sentence
  • "The actress and the aviatrix are a match made in heaven, but surrounding the soaring performance is an earthbound biopic that's tethered to a leaden love triangle."
  • "The cast is over-the-top colorful from the salty "aviatrix" and oil-heiress Liberty da Vine to the crazed, Bolshevik-hating General Pugachev, and the action is fast-moving and cinematic, told in part through Becca's diary entries and Doug's pencil sketches."
  • "But 13 years later, Earhart was a celebrity "aviatrix" when she returned to speak at her alma mater."