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airedale

noun
/ˈɛːdeɪl/UK

Etymology

From Aire + dale.

  1. inherited from *dalą✻
  2. inherited from *dal✻
  3. inherited from dæl
  4. inherited from dale
  5. formed as airedale — “Aire + dale”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Airedale (all senses)

  2. The valley of the River Aire in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England.

  3. An Airedale Terrier.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A member of aviation personnel.

      • Intercepting the Japs the next day, the Airedales shot down ten Zeros and two bombers.
      • 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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA