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 n.— «She had made more than 50 day and night “traps,” as the carrier landings are called. And, along with her fellow pilots, she was continually honing her skills.» —“Express-News archives: Pioneer S.A. female combat pilot missing at sea” by Marina Pisano Express-News (San Antonio, Texas) Mar. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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