noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
young
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I took with me a very young airman from the engineering wing and I understood that it was his first flight.
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But flying accidents were to take the lives of young airmen beyond that date.
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It is understood that a few days before his death the young airman shot down a Dornier bomber.
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Once, we carried what we felt was the war's most valuable cargo - we had about 1,600 young airmen on board.
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One night during night flying a young airman was killed when he walked into a propeller.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Three airmen were killed during the battle.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But flying accidents were to take the lives of young airmen beyond that date.
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Even the luggage racks contained their quota of sailors, soldiers, or airmen.
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Read in studio A new theory has emerged tonight about the possible cause of the Hercules crash in which nine airmen died.
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The court was told the airman had drunk seventeen pints of beer.
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This is not to say that our soldiers, sailors and airmen have not comported themselves bravely when asked to do so.