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Definition of Air hostess
1. Noun. A woman steward on an airplane.
Definition of Air hostess
1. Noun. A female flight attendant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Air Hostess
Literary usage of Air hostess
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contested Skies: Trans-Australian Airlines, 1946-1992 by John Gunn (1999)
"... who later became air hostess Superintendent, and her colleagues are taking
part in an early promotional photographic shoot for new air hostess uniforms. ..."
2. What Society Does to Girls by Joyce Nicholson (1975)
"Why do girls, with so much inherent ability, so often end up in lowly-paid
positions, in supportive, assisting roles, such as secretary, nurse, air hostess, ..."
3. Past Caringby Audrey Jenkinson by Audrey Jenkinson (2004)
"There is turbulence and the air hostess tells me to sit down. I refuse. The doctor
calls for an oxygen tank and quietly tells me that he thinks Mum is ..."
4. A Hedonist's Guide to Tallinn by Laurence Shorter (2004)
"Design is minimalist and fun: low lighting, tubular chandeliers and waitresses
in red air-hostess uniforms. Located on the ground floor of the Scandic Hotel ..."
5. Much Bigger Than Grownups: Chronicles of a Native South Africanby Shelley Wood Gauld by Shelley Wood Gauld (2006)
"A frantic air hostess tried in vain to quieten them and to restrain several from
visiting friends up and down the aisles. Her efforts were ineffective. ..."