- airhead air·head n
- ['ɛəhɛd]
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airhead air·head n
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air|head — «AIR HEHD», noun. 1. a position established in enemy territory which can be reached and supplied by air: »Each airhead is an internal island to which every fighting man must be carried by air, plus every pound of equipment and food for its… … Useful english dictionary
air·head — /ˈeɚˌhɛd/ noun, pl heads [count] informal : a silly and stupid person She is not the airhead you think she is … Useful english dictionary
airhead — air head ([^a]r h[e^]d ), n. an airheaded person. [disparaging] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
airhead — air|head [ˈeəhed US ˈer ] n informal someone who behaves in a stupid way … Dictionary of contemporary English
airhead — air|head [ er,hed ] noun count INFORMAL a silly or stupid person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
airhead — I air•head [[t]ˈɛərˌhɛd[/t]] n. mil an area in enemy territory seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing • Etymology: 1940–45; air+ (beach) head II air•head [[t]ˈɛərˌhɛd[/t]] n. cvb sts Slang.… … From formal English to slang
airhead — I. /ˈɛəhɛd/ (say airhed) noun a secure area within hostile territory, into which troops and supplies can be parachuted. {air + head} II. /ˈɛəhɛd/ (say airhed) Colloquial –noun 1. a scatterbrained or frivolous person. – …
airhead — (n.) empty headed person, 1972, from AIR (Cf. air) (n.1) + HEAD (Cf. head) (n.). Earlier as a term in mining (mid 19c.) and as a military term based on BEACHHEAD (Cf. beachhead) (1950) … Etymology dictionary
airhead — airhead1 [er′hed΄] n. [ AIR + (BEACH)HEAD] an area seized in warfare, esp. by an airborne assault, and held to ensure the continuous bringing in of troops and materiel by air ☆ airhead2 [er′hed΄ ] n. Slang a frivolous, silly, and ignorant person … English World dictionary
airhead — airhead1 /air hed /, n. an area in enemy territory or in threatened friendly territory, seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing. [AIR1 + (BEACH)HEAD] airhead2 airheaded, adj. /air hed /, n.… … Universalium
airhead — I. noun Etymology: 1air + head (as in beachhead) Date: circa 1944 an area in hostile territory secured usually by airborne troops for further use in bringing in troops and matériel by air II. noun Date: 1972 a mindless or stupid person •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
