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Definition of Rickenbacker
1. Noun. The most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973).
Definition of Rickenbacker
1. Proper noun. (trademark) An electric guitar ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rickenbacker
Literary usage of Rickenbacker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United Air Service ...: Hearing[s] Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on (1919)
"Edward Vernon Rickenbacker. Mr. MORIN. How long were you in the service, Captain?
... Mr. Rickenbacker. Well, going back six months previous to the time we ..."
2. The Great War: A Pictorial History of the 1914-1919 Fight for Freedom and by Thomas Herbert Russell, John Joseph Pershing, John Martin Miller, William Dunseath Eaton (1920)
"Captain Rickenbacker said: I knew nothing about aviation and had only dreamed
about it. I went over to France as a chauffeur, after trying to get up a ..."
3. Heroes All!: A Compendium of the Names and Official Citations of the by Harry R. Stringer (1919)
"For the following act of extraordinary heroism in action near Billy, France,
September 25, 1918, Captain Rickenbacker is awarded an additional bar to be ..."
4. The Romance of Aircraft by Laurence Yard Smith (1919)
"America's entrance into the war fired Rickenbacker with an ambition ...
An opportunity soon presented itself and Rickenbacker advanced rapidly. ..."
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