brown shoe
English
Noun
brown shoe (plural brown shoes)
- (US, naval) A naval aviator.
- Coordinate term: black shoe
- 2004, W. Brad Johnson, Gregory P. Harper, Becoming a Leader the Annapolis Way (page 21)
- Halsey was also a “brown shoe,” a naval aviator, who was outgoing, bold, and sometimes maybe even a little too daring.
References
- Black Shoes and Brown Shoes: Beyond the Flight Deck of an Aircraft Carrier