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Meaning of Chinese ace | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An inept airplane pilot.

dated, slang

Examples

“Flat-spin pilots are stupid or careless flyers, while Huns or Chinese aces are reckless fellows who have crashed […]”
“When I reported this to Burwell by telephone, he called me a Chinese ace — in those days Chinese aces were pilots who cracked up their own airplanes […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Chinese alligator Chinese anemone Chinese anise Chinese arrowroot Chinese astrology Chinese balance

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