COCHRAN

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• COCHRAN (noun)
  The noun COCHRAN has 1 sense:

1. United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)

  Familiarity information: COCHRAN used as a noun is very rare.

• COCHRAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Cochran; Jacqueline Cochran

Instance hypernyms:

aeronaut; airman; aviator; flier; flyer (someone who operates an aircraft)

 Context examples 

“I am surprised, Captain Bulkeley,” Cochran retorted hotly, “that you should venture to couple the names of privateersman and King’s officer.”

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)