flying ace

noun

A military aviator who had shot down many enemy aircraft.

Meanings

nounflying ace (plural flying aces)

plural flying aces

  1. A military aviator who had shot down many enemy aircraft.

    Synonyms: air ace, fighter ace, jet ace

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA military aviator who had shot down many enemy aircraft.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 王牌飛行員 /王牌飞行员, 王牌機師 /王牌机师
  • 王牌飛行員 /王牌飞行员 (wángpái fēixíngyuán)military aviator
  • 王牌機師 /王牌机师 (wángpái jīshī)military aviator
Czech eso
  • esomilitary aviator
Finnish hävittäjä-ässä, lentäjä-ässä
  • hävittäjä-ässämilitary aviator
  • lentäjä-ässämilitary aviator
French as de l'aviation
  • as de l'aviationmilitary aviator
German Fliegerass
  • Fliegerassmilitary aviator
Japanese エース・パイロット
  • エース・パイロット (ēsu-pairotto)military aviator
Persian خلبان تکخال
  • خلبان تکخال (xalabân-e tak-xâl)military aviator
Polish as myśliwski
  • as myśliwskimilitary aviator
Russian лётчик-ас
  • лётчик-ас (ljótčik-as)military aviator
Cite this entry
APA

flying ace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20ace

MLA

“flying ace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20ace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flying ace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20ace.

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