English Explanatory Dictionary

airhead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.
  2. A (usually temporary) landing area for aircraft for supplying a non-military operation.
  3. Alternative form of air-head (“a horizontal channel providing ventilation in a mine.”).
noun
  1. A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛːhɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-airhead.wav /ˈɛɹˌ(h)ɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Aadenboy-airhead.wav

Word forms

airhead airheads

Etymology

From air + head (“foremost, topmost, or leading part”), sense 1 (“area of hostile territory seized for use as an airbase”) by analogy with beachhead and bridgehead.

Synonyms

airling bimbo bubblehead addle-brain addlehead addle pate airhead baboon beanbrain beetlebrain beetlehead berk birdbrain blockhead blubberbrain bonehead Boeotian boob bozo brainlet brickhead bubble brain bufflehead buffoon Charlie chowderhead chucklehead chump cittern-head clod clodpate clot clown crackhead cretin cuckoo deadhead dimbo dim bulb dimbus dimwit dingbat ding dong dingleberry dingwad dip dipstick doldrum dolt donut doodle doof doofoid doofus dope dork drivel drongo drool bucket dullard

Derived words

airheaded airheadedness heirhead
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