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Airedale

name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The valley of the River Aire in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Airedale (all senses) alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    An Airedale Terrier.
  3. 3
    breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire wordnet
  4. 4
    A member of aviation personnel. US, slang

    "Intercepting the Japs the next day, the Airedales shot down ten Zeros and two bombers."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Aire + dale.

Etymology 2

From Aire + dale.

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