flight engineer

noun

: a flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation

Examples of flight engineer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Conran, his co-pilot and flight engineer, and the Laos now joined the men from Silva’s CH-3E, roughly doubling the number of defenders. Barry Barnett, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2024 Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, a flight engineer on Expedition 43, wrote on social media in 2015, when astronauts saw a solar eclipse that passed over parts of Europe and the North Atlantic. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024 Despite the focus on certain statements from airlines about diversity, DEI programs have not led to drastic changes in airline employee diversity: About 92% of pilots and flight engineers are white and 92% are men, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. David Ingram, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2024 Glover, who also served as a flight engineer above the space station for Expedition 64, will be the first Black astronaut ever to be sent on a lunar mission. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 3 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for flight engineer 

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Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

flight engineer

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