Airedale
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See also: airedale
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Airedale
- The valley of the River Aire in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England.
Noun[edit]
Airedale (plural Airedales)
- An Airedale terrier.
- (US, military, slang) A member of aviation personnel.
- 1945, United States Navy, Power in the Pacific
- Intercepting the Japs the next day, the Airedales shot down ten Zeros and two bombers.
- 1993, Anthony F. Zollo, USS Intrepid (page 97)
- The call will go out to the pilots, "Pilots, start your engines"; to the airedales, "Stand clear of propellers." As a plane is ready for take off it will have two airedales, one at each wheel, ready to pull the wheel chocks away.
- 1945, United States Navy, Power in the Pacific