slovo | definícia |
barnstormer (encz) | barnstormer,akrobat n: Zdeněk Brož |
Barnstormer (gcide) | Barnstormer \Barn"storm`er\, n. [Barn + storm, v.]
1. An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a
theatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who
plays in the country away from the larger cities. --
Barn"storm`ing, n. [Theatrical Cant]
[1913 Webster]
2. an aviator who flies an airplane from place to place,
usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying
passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning
money. It was a practise common in the early days of
aviation, but by late 20th century was seldom encountered.
[PJC] |
barnstormer (wn) | barnstormer
n 1: an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
[syn: barnstormer, playactor, play-actor, trouper]
2: a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of
stunt flying and parachuting [syn: barnstormer, {stunt
flier}, stunt pilot] |
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