Goldfish Club

proper noun

An informal association of people who have successfully bailed out of a disabled aircraft while it was over water, or after it had crashed into the water.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Goldfish Club
  1. An informal association of people who have successfully bailed out of a disabled aircraft while it was over water, or after it had crashed into the water.

Origin

From the fact that a pilot who lands in the sea is surrounded by water like a goldfish.

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APA

Goldfish Club. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goldfish%20Club

MLA

“Goldfish Club.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goldfish%20Club. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Goldfish Club,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goldfish%20Club.

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