Messerschmitt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Messerschmitt
1935–40; named after Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978), German aircraft designer
Example Sentences
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He also headed up the team for the experimental XP-80, an early American jet built in response to the Nazis’ Messerschmitt Me 262.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Keith Miller, all-rounder in Don Bradman's Invincibles and a World War II pilot, once said pressure is a Messerschmitt on your tail - "playing cricket is not".
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2022
Lyle, who named his plane “Natalie” after his first wife, was credited with shooting down a German Messerschmitt.
From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2019
One dramatic scene simulates the experience of an RAF fighter pilot in a Spitfire plane engaging a German Messerschmitt in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2018
Then I detected in the living room, where I found the missing wheel from my Airfix Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 model under the sofa.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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