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The term "grounded" would seem to originate from military aviation, presumably during WW2 due to the number of pilots trained during this period. Did grounding exist as a disciplinary technique prior to this? If so, what was it called, and why did the terminology change?

by /u/beard_of_cats in /r/AskHistorians

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