Meanings
proper nounthe Globemaster
- Any of three models of airlifter, produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company or its successors. They include the C-74, the C-124, and the C-17.
The original Globemaster was a piston-engined aircraft.
nounGlobemaster (plural Globemasters)
plural Globemasters
- An instance of any of these models.
Several Globemasters passed over, eastward bound.
1 more example
The cow pasture was big enough to set a Globemaster down onto, and that's all they needed.
Origin
By proprialization from globe + master or Globe + master.
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APA
Globemaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Globemaster
MLA
“Globemaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Globemaster. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Globemaster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Globemaster.
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