Shahed

name, noun, slang

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of shaheed. alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A military drone developed by the Iranian aviation company Shahed Aviation Industries. colloquial

    "A residential building in Kyiv was hit by a Shahed, injuring at least two people."

Synonyms

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martyr

Example

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"A residential building in Kyiv was hit by a Shahed, injuring at least two people."

Etymology

From Persian شاهد (“witness”) Arabic شَاهِد (šāhid, “witness”); or from Russian Шахед (Šaxed).

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