Luftwaffe

/ˈlʊftvafə/

Synonyms for "luftwaffe" (4 found)

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Noun(1 words)

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Noun(1 words)
german air force

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)
german luftwaffewehrmacht air arm

Related word relations

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More general

3 entries
air forceairforcemilitary organization

More specific

4 entries
bomber wingfighter squadronfighter wingtransport squadron

Collocations

6 entries
Luftwaffe bombersLuftwaffe campaignLuftwaffe commandLuftwaffe doctrineLuftwaffe fightersLuftwaffe pilot

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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.

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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.

Source: wiktionary

Owing to its location at the entrance to the River Tyne, South Shields was of strategic importance in the Second World War, especially to the merchant navy, and the town was heavily hit by a Luftwaffe strike in October 1941.

Source: wiktionary

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