airhead

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeəː.hɛd/

Etymology 1

air +‎ head (having one's head filled with air instead of grey matter).

Noun

airhead (plural airheads)

(derogatory) A silly, foolish or unintelligent person.

Synonyms

(silly person): bimbo, bubblehead, valley girl, dumb blonde

Translations

having no brain

Chinese:
Mandarin: 呆头呆脑 (zh)
Finnish: tyhjäpää (fi), reikäpää
French: tête de linotte (fr) f
German: Dummkopf (de) m, Wirrkopf (de) m

Italian: svampita (it) f, testa vuota f
Japanese: 天然 (ja) (てんねん、tennen)
Polish: bezmózg m
Portuguese: cabeça de vento (pt)
Spanish: chorlito m, cabeza de chorlito m, cabeza hueca m, burro (es) m, tontón m, estúpido (es) m

Etymology 2

air +‎ head, by analogy with beachhead, bridgehead, railhead.

Noun

airhead (plural airheads)

A landing area for aircraft for supplying an operation, military or other, usually temporary.
(military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized by paratroopers or helicopter-based troops to ensure the further landing of troops and/or materiel.

Related terms

Translations

landing area

seized area within hostile territory

Finnish: sillanpää
Greek: αερογεφύρωμα n (aerogefýroma)

Italian: testa di ponte f

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