Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. poker slang A pair of aces as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em, double-A, or "AA", the two-letter code for American Airlines.
Etymologies
- Due to the initials of ace-ace and American Airlines being AA. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Bosh's 16-footer jumper rattled in with 39.6 seconds left to push the Heat to an 88-86 victory here at American Airlines Center and secure a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.”
The Wall Street Journal: Bosh Jumper Puts Heat Over Mavericks
“We could see the American Airlines stadium and the Venetian way to the South Beach Island.”
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“Then one afternoon Joan told me she was going to have a glass of wine with a friend who was a Pan American Airlines flight hostess, and she asked if I wanted to join them.”
“Under no duress, Libi spoke to the agents about Richard Reid, the so-called shoe bomber, who had recently been arrested in Boston after trying to blow up an American Airlines flight over the Atlantic.”
“On December 21, 2001, in Paris, Richard Reid attempted to board American Airlines Flight 63 to Miami.”
“It was also PETN that Richard Reid, the al-Qaeda recruit who tried to bring down the American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, had used in his shoe bomb almost exactly eight years before the attempt to bring down the Northwest flight.”
“Of particular interest to Pearl in mid-January 2002 was Richard Reid, the British-Jamaican “shoe bomber,” who had recently tried to blow up an American Airlines flight with explosives hidden in his sneakers.”
“But I drove on, approaching American Airlines Arena and, just beyond, MacArthur Causeway.”
“Landing a contract with 737-addicts like AMR Corp.'s American Airlines or Southwest Airlines Co. would be a coup for Airbus.”
The Wall Street Journal: Airbus Stretches Its Wings at Paris Show
“I traveled so much in only four months that I got enough miles to become a member of the American Airlines Platinum Club.”
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