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ace of aces en · NOUN

Meanings

1. The greatest active flying ace in a nation's military service.
   • Brookline Man Supplants Baylies as the American Ace of Aces if His Record Stands. 1918 June 16, The New York Times:
   • Bong Downs 27th Japanese Plane And Becomes U. S. 'Ace Of Aces' 1944 April 14, The New York Times:
   • Yet virtually larger than life in the eyes of his contemporaries, the "scourge of the skies," the "ace of aces," 1968 March 4, Los Angeles Times:
   • The ace of aces was dead. 2001, Roman Johann Jarymowycz, Tank Tactics: From Normandy to Lorraine:
   • the U-boat commander who drowned them was Hitler's subsea ace of aces 1940 July 13, Los Angeles Times:
   • Top ace of aces was Captain Joseph C. McConnell Jr. of Apple Valley, Calif., who posted the unequaled high score for Korea 1954 September 6, Time:

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Translations (5)

it asso di assi (ace with the greatest number of kills) · fr as des as (ace with the greatest number of kills) · fi ässien ässä (ace with the greatest number of kills) · de As der Asse (ace with the greatest number of kills) · uk найкра́щий ас (ace with the greatest number of kills)