pursuit plane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pursuit plane
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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On Dec. 12, 1936, while flying over Long Island's Rockaway Beach, the engine of Aldworth's pursuit plane failed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Having had no vacation for nine years, he had taken one last May, going down to Chile with a 175-m. p. h. pursuit plane to be first U. S. flyer across the Andes.�
From Time Magazine Archive
About a month ago Count Edmondo di Robilant and Mechanic Mauranta Quaranta left Sao Paulo, Brazil in a fast Fiat pursuit plane, to reconnoitre a prospective air line to Bolivia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then, a few hours before its arrival, the police got word that a U.S. customs pursuit plane with sophisticated surveillance gear had intercepted the charter as it winged its way over Key West.
From Time Magazine Archive
If we had a pursuit plane ready to take off, we might catch him, but we haven't.
From The Solar Magnet by Meek, S. P. (Sterner St. Paul)
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