stewardesses

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Having come to this decision, I went below and called the stewardesses, who, since the wreck, had assumed charge of the domestic arrangements --

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  1. noun A woman flight attendant. See Usage Note at -ess.

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  • He hadn't pestered the stewardesses--there were two on the sleeper plane--as most of the passengers do when they become restless during a long flight. —  167 - Target For Death
  • Only the stewardesses, Ham and Monk were aboard Monk was saying, "Blast it, I'm going to talk to the pilots!" —  167 - Target For Death
  • Apparently she ducked into the terminal while the stewardesses were away from the plane turning in their report. —  167 - Target For Death
  • When he replaced the phone, the stewardesses were grouped around the seat, and Remo began experiencing an acute attack of deja vu It's not supposed to do that," the first one reiterated It just did," Remo contested But they're not designed for incoming calls Yeah. —  Destroyer 106: White Water
  • The stewardesses, I observed, had similar ID cards but had them clipped to their purse straps. —  CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - FRANK ABAGNALE JR.
 

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