Luftwaffe

/ˈlʊftvafə/ name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the German airforce wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The German air force, especially during the Second World War.

    "Politicians insist that lockdown under coronavirus is like the experience of wartime. It’s not – except in one way, which I’ll come to. It’s so quiet, for one thing. War is noisy. Sirens, soldiers tramping past singing, Luftwaffe engines in the night sky."

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bundesluftwaffegerman air forcegerman luftwaffewehrmacht air arm

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"In July 1940, the Luftwaffe in France had 656 Messerschmitt 109 fighters, 168 Me 100 twin-engined fighters, 769 Dornier, Heinkel and Junkers 88 bombers, and 316 Ju 87 Stuka dive-bombers. Against this, the RAF had only 504 Hurricanes and Spitfires for the defence of Britain."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Luftwaffe (literally “air-weapon”).

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