combat pilot

Noun

Meaning

airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

pilot airplane pilot

Hyponyms

fighter pilot strafer

Examples

He subdues the injured alien pilot and flags down a convoy of refugees, hitching a ride with former combat pilot Russell Casse. Source: Internet

Yeager later credited his postwar success in the Air Force to this decision, saying that his test pilot career followed naturally from his having been a decorated combat pilot, along with having been an aircraft mechanic before attending pilot school. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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