brown shoe en · NOUN
Meanings
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(US) A naval aviator.
Halsey was also a “brown shoe,” a naval aviator, who was outgoing, bold, and sometimes maybe even a little too daring.
2004, W. Brad Johnson, Gregory P. Harper, Becoming a Leader the Annapolis Way, page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brown shoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |