Stuka

[ stoo-kuh; German shtoo-kah ]

noun

1. a German two-seated dive bomber with a single in-line engine, used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stuka¹

1940–45; < German Stu ( rz )- ka ( mpfflugzeug ) dive bomber, equivalent to Sturz dive + Kampfflugzeug combat plane

Example Sentences

The Stuka was sloping down toward one of the transport ships.

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The diving Stuka's death load hit on the far side of the road.

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No one challenged Garret when he claimed one Stuka and a Messerschmitt.

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Out of the corner of his eye he caught flash glimpses of Stuka dive bombers cutting through the air at terrific speed.

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Pulling in under the nearest group of trees whenever he heard the deadly drone of Stuka dive bombers.

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