Earhart,Amelia

Earhart,Amelia
Ear·hart (ârʹhärt'), Amelia. 1897?-1937.
American aviator who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (1932) and from Hawaii to California (1935). While attempting to fly around the world, she crashed in the Pacific Ocean (1937) and was never found.

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  • Earhart, Amelia (Mary) — born July 24, 1897, Atchinson, Kan. U.S. disappeared July 2, 1937, near Howland Island, Pacific Ocean U.S. aviator, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart worked as a military nurse in Canada during World War I and later… …   Universalium

  • Earhart, Amelia (Mary) — (24 jul. 1897, Atchinson, Kan., EE.UU.–desaparecida el 2 jul. 1937, cerca de la isla Howland, en el océano Pacífico). Aviadora estadounidense, fue la primera mujer que voló sola a través del Atlántico. Earhart trabajó como enfermera militar en… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Earhart, Amelia —  (1897–1937) Female aviator who disappeared while trying to circumnavigate the globe …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Earhart, Amelia —    for the aviator who famously disappeared while trying to circumnavigate the globe in 1937 …   Dictionary of troublesome word

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  • Amelia Earhart — Nom de naissance Amelia Mary Earhart Surnom Meeley Millie Lady Lindy Naissance 24 juillet 1897 …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Amelia Earhart — noun first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898 1937) • Syn: ↑Earhart • Instance Hypernyms: ↑aviator, ↑aeronaut, ↑airman, ↑flier, ↑flyer * *… …   Useful english dictionary

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