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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
chuck yeager
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çʌk yeygırPronunciation
/ˈʧək ˈyāgər/ /ˈʧʌk ˈjeɪɡɜr/
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