Definition of Cochran

1. Noun. United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980).

Exact synonyms: Jacqueline Cochran
Generic synonyms: Aeronaut, Airman, Aviator, Flier, Flyer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cochran

Cocha antshrike
Cocha antshrikes
Cochimi
Cochin
Cochin-Chinese
Cochin China
Cochin China diarrhoea
Cochin fowl
Cochin fowls
Cochise
Cochlearia
Cochlearia officinalis
Cochlearius
Cochlearius cochlearius
Cochliomyia
Cochran (current term)
Cockaigne
Cockayne
Cockayne's disease
Cockayne's syndrome
Cockburn
Cockcroft
Cockcroft-Walton accelerator
Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier
Cockcroft and Walton accelerator
Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier
Cockerney
Cockett communicating perforating veins
Cockney
Cockney rhyming slang

Literary usage of Cochran

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Collections by RI Historical Society (1908)
"... in this town for the End afore sd and shall be accountable for the sd money that Each person shall subscribe voted that Robert Cochran and ..."

2. A Military Journal During the American Revolutionary War: Describing by James Thacher (1827)
"Dr. Cochran is a native of Pennsylvania. He served in the office of surgeon's ... Dr. James Craig, who now succeeds Dr. Cochran, as surgeon and physician ..."

3. National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services: The Treatment by Barbara Ray, Richard Thoreson, Leigh Henderson, Marianna Toce (1998)
"Senator Cochran. Mr. Chairman, I just want to inquire as to whether or not ... Senator Cochran, if I might, one of the major positive points about the Food ..."

4. National Missile Defense and Prospects for U.S. edited by Thad Cochran (1999)
"Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Subcommittee, presiding. Present: Senators Cochran, Stevens, ... OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR Cochran Senator Cochran. ..."

5. Press Reference Library (Southwest Ed.) ...: Being the Portraits and by Los Angeles examiner, Los Angeles (1912)
"He is the son of Dr. William George Cochran and Anna M. (Hunt) Cochran. ... Dr. Cochran next became resident surgeon at the Bellevue Hospital, New York, ..."

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