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RICKENBACKER
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• RICKENBACKER (noun)
The noun RICKENBACKER has 1 sense:
1. the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973)
Familiarity information: RICKENBACKER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Eddie Rickenbacker; Edward Vernon Rickenbacker; Rickenbacker
Instance hypernyms:
combat pilot (airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces)
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