Lindberghian
English
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[edit]Lindberghian (comparative more Lindberghian, superlative most Lindberghian)
- Of or pertaining to Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), American aviator who was the first pilot to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean.
- 1984 November, Flying Magazine, volume 111, number 11:
- Each of us would have stood humbly before Dick for his courage and Lindberghian lack of bombast about a flight that is fraught with unknowns.
- 1997, Richard Schickel, The Disney version: the life, times, art, and commerce of Walt Disney:
- One also observes that Disney and his people made shrewd use of satire by giving Mickey's hair a Lindberghian ruffle when he stands in his plane taking bows for his achievements.