"flying ace" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flying aces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flying ace (plural flying aces)
  1. (dated) a military aviator who had shot down many enemy aircraft Wikipedia link: flying ace Tags: dated Categories (topical): Aviation, Military Translations (military aviator): 王牌飛行員 (Chinese Mandarin), 王牌飞行员 (wángpái fēixíngyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 王牌機師 (Chinese Mandarin), 王牌机师 (wángpái jīshī) (Chinese Mandarin), eso (Czech), hävittäjä-ässä (Finnish), lentäjä-ässä (Finnish), as de l’aviation [masculine] (French), Fliegerass [neuter] (German), エース・パイロット (ēsu-pairotto) (Japanese), خلبان تکخال (xalabân-e tak-xâl) (Persian), as myśliwski [masculine] (Polish), лётчик-ас (ljótčik-as) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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