Meanings
nounbonedome (plural bonedomes)
plural bonedomes
- slangaeronauticsAn aviator's protective helmet.
Still in their bonedomes, the pilots perched on top of the ladders, answering the ground crews' excited queries.
2008, Jed Mercurio, Ascent, page 181 more example
Unlike their USAF brethren with their 'bonedomes', the Australian pilots were only issued WW II type leather helmets. They afforded scant protection.
2006, Lloyd Knight, Rainbow, No End
Origin
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bonedome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonedome
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“bonedome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonedome. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bonedome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonedome.
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