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gravel cruncher
noun
a non-flying officer in the US Air Force US, 1929- — American Speech, p. 310, December 1946: “More air force slang”
- You’re not bad for a gravel cruncher, Captain. — Pat Conroy, The Great Santini, p. 408, 1976
- Those damned gravelcrunchers back at the base already had their lunch, and by the time we land the chow hall will be close. — Chuck Yeager, Yeager, p. 66, 1985
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