Fokker

American

[fok-er, fok-uhr] / ˈfɒk ər, ˈfɒk ər /

noun

Anthony Herman Gerard 1890–1939, Dutch airplane designer and builder.
an aircraft designed or built by Fokker, especially as used by Germany in World War I.

Fokker British

/ ˈfɒkə, ˈfɔkər /

noun

Anthony Herman Gerard (ɑnˈtoːniː ˈhɛrman ˈxeːrɑrt). 1890–1939, Dutch designer and builder of aircraft, born in Java

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Getting newbies comfortable with the big trucks, says Michael Ruby, an instructor from Detroit who has been deicing planes since 1992, when he sprayed down Fokker F27 turboprops for a regional airline.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

That, along with bounties for up to $10 million, has started to create “little cracks in the model,” says Fokker.

From The Verge • Dec. 9, 2021

E2 to replace a regional fleet of 20 Boeing 717s and 18 Fokker 100s, they added.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2021

"Fokker" establishes that prosecutors' decision to drop a case can be overruled only in extreme cases.

From Fox News • Jun. 1, 2020

Mr. Kugler dropped by and told us that the Fokker aircraft factory had been hit hard.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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