mig

¹ American  

[mig] / mɪg /

Or migg

noun

Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.

1. a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.

2. (used with a singular verb) migs, the game of marbles.

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MiG ² American  

[mig] / mɪg /

Or Mig,

noun

1. any of several Russian-built fighter aircraft, as the MiG-15, a jet used in the Korean War.

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MiG British  

/ mɪɡ /

noun

1. any of various types of Russian and former Soviet fighter aircraft

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Etymology

Origin of mig¹

Perhaps variant of mib with g from game ¹

Origin of MiG¹

Named after Artem Mi(koyan) and Mikhail G(urevich), Russian aircraft designers

Example Sentences

“Guidance light,” wrote Baird analyst Mig Dobre on Wednesday.

From Barron's

It was a lot simpler than the MiG fighter jet Gagarin was used to flying, and that was by design—he wasn’t supposed to touch the controls.

From Literature

Gagarin began training in a MiG fighter jet, relearning the feel of the controls.

From Literature

Baird analyst Mig Dobre called Caterpillar one of his “best ideas” following the event.

From Barron's

The first time he throttled the MiG‑21 to full power, soaring 20km above the Earth at twice the speed of sound, the young fighter pilot felt utterly weightless, as if the sky itself had let him go.

From BBC