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stewardess - definition and meaning
Definitions
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from The Century Dictionary.
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noun steward noun flight attendant
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Life on Mars (“Coffee, Tea or Annie”) – Slain stewardess turns out to be the spitting image of Annie, so she goes undercover to find the murderer.
Sci Fi TV Briefs – Kings Rules 2009
Life on Mars (“Coffee, Tea or Annie”) – Slain stewardess turns out to be the spitting image of Annie, so she goes undercover to find the murderer.
17 « March « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
I called the stewardess and asked for another Coke.
Walls of Silence Philip Jolowicz 2002
I called the stewardess and asked for another Coke.
Walls of Silence Philip Jolowicz 2002
I called the stewardess and asked for another Coke.
Walls of Silence Philip Jolowicz 2002
Here he was, spending money he might never get back to give her a chance, and she called the stewardess because he kissed her!
Love Stories Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
"My dear, shall I call the stewardess , or one of your friends, to help you?" he asked, with so much anxiety on her account that Nealie was instantly sobered, and proceeded to explain the situation.
The Adventurous Seven Their Hazardous Undertaking Bessie Marchant 1901
"The stewardess is taking a rest and cannot be disturbed."
Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days 1890
I called the stewardess , and asked if I could be seated elsewhere, perhaps next to someone who understood that reading and writing were not activities to be abandoned for ever upon leaving school.
Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk Deborah Orr 2010
I called the stewardess , and asked if I could be seated elsewhere, perhaps next to someone who understood that reading and writing were not activities to be abandoned for ever upon leaving school.
Film | guardian.co.uk Deborah Orr 2010
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