Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hangar pilot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: hangar pi-lot
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who discusses or fantasizes about flying airplanes but does little or no actual flying.

Informal

Example Sentences

"His greatest horror would be to become a hangar pilot, who only talks flying, or a pilot with dishpan hands - the little homebody."
"-Most pilots who talk this way are sincere, though mistaken. A few, who might be called the Typhoid Marys of this disease, are not much more than hangar pilots."
"I don't want to get into hangar pilot stories because I'll forget what I came here to talk to you about. But, I have had my fun, as I am sure you have."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

hangar pilots (plural)

Phrases

hangar flying hangar queen

Frequently Paired Words

hangar flying hangar queen

Questions

What does hangar pilot mean?: Someone who discusses or fantasizes about flying airplanes but does little or no actual flying.

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