Chuck Yeager

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Definition of Chuck Yeager in English English dictionary

orig. Charles Elwood Yeager born Feb. 13, 1923, Myra, W.Va., U.S. U.S. test pilot. He served as a fighter pilot in World War II and became a flight instructor and test pilot after the war. Chosen to test-fly the secret experimental X-1 aircraft, on Oct. 14, 1947, he became the first person to break the sound barrier in flight, with a speed of 670 mph (1,079 km/hr). A brash and colourful personality, he retired with the rank of brigadier general in 1975 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985

Hyphenation

chuck yeager

Turkish pronunciation

çʌk yeygır

Pronunciation

/ˈʧək ˈyāgər/ /ˈʧʌk ˈjeɪɡɜr/