(military, slang) An air base employee who is not a pilot.
(military, slang) An air base employee who is not a pilot.
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(slang, military) A soldier who prefers to stay in the barracks during time off.
(UK) A member of the Royal Air Force with no specific technical skill.
(idiomatic, slang, military, aviation) A grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.
(US, military slang) Somebody who has spent time in the brig; an offender in the military.
(idiomatic, slang, aviation) An aircraft which requires a great deal of regular maintenance and has an unfavorable ratio of maintenance time to flight time.