Ardian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ardian is a noun meaning (military, historical) A proposed but unadopted air-officer rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to air vice-marshal.
Meaning
(military, historical) A proposed but unadopted air-officer rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to air vice-marshal.
Example Sentences
A list of new titles was manufactured as follows: Ensign, Lieutenant, Flight-Leader, Squadron-Leader, Reeve, Banneret, Fourth-Ardian, Third-Ardian, Second-Ardian, Ardian, Air Marshal. […] “Ardian” comes from the Gaelic “Ard” meaning “chief”, and “Ian” or “Eun”, a “bird”.
Word Forms
- ardians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reeve, aircraftman, banneret, airship, vice-admiralty.
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