aviatrix
Americannoun
plural
aviatricesGender
What's the difference between aviatrix and aviator? See -trix.
Etymology
Origin of aviatrix
Example Sentences
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In the summer of 1937, famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart journeys into history in her attempt to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2019
Scientists said they were almost certain that bones found on a Pacific island in 1940 were those of aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who disappeared in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.
From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2018
On this date in 1929, Lady Mary Heath, British aviatrix, stopped in Yuma during her aerial tour of the United States.
From Washington Times • May 24, 2017
I see Lady Edith becoming a barnstorming aviatrix, but perhaps that’s for Season 4.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2012
In making the turn the monoplane flown by the Cuban aviatrix could not negotiate it at as sharp an angle as Peggy's machine, owing to its not being equipped with an equalizing, or stability device.
From The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly by Burnham, Margaret
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