Spitfire
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- proper noun
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Spitfire
- I say this as a proud Canadian who fought with the RAF as a Spitfire pilot in the European campaign.
- Spitfire fighter
- Spitfire pilot
And the answer came back as the best fighter was a late mark of Spitfire that was to be converted into to be a sea fire.
- And the answer came back as the best fighter was a late mark of Spitfire that was to be converted into to be a sea fire.
- Flying your Spitfire over the channel and freezing yourself to death, it makes it a lot easier to have it on your leg.
Examples
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The Spitfire played a crucial role in defending Britain during World War II.
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The iconic design of the Spitfire is celebrated in aviation history and museums around the world.
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But one has become a symbol of this war, like the Spitfire of the Battle of Britain.
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My dad flew a Spitfire during the war.
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In August 1938, the Spitfire entered RAF service.
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Merlin engines powered some of the most famous aircraft of the war, including the renowned British Spitfire fighter.
Academic text (1997) -
There's just the one plane flying from there now, a Spitfire, and it's flown by a lady called Carolyn Grace.
Blog text (3) -
Strange to say, her Spitfire was flown in a mission over Normandy on the morning of the D-Day landings.
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Many veterans still remember flying the Spitfire in dogfights above the English Channel.
Synonyms
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4.6
A fast military plane that attacks enemy planes in the air
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4.8
A plane built to fight in war
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A fast military airplane that attacks enemy planes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spitfire comes from a word for a fiery, quick-tempered person, and the parts spit and fire give the picture of someone 'spitting fire'. The British WWII fighter plane was named Spitfire to show it was fast, fierce and full of fighting 'spirit', so the name matches the plane's bold character.