mig

¹

Or migg

[mig]

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.

MiG

²

Or Mig,

[mig]

noun

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

MiG

/ mɪɡ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mig¹

Perhaps variant of mib with g from game ¹

Origin of mig²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mig¹

from Mi ( koyan ) and G ( urevich ), names of designers

Example Sentences

The Soviets fired missiles at the American planes and gave chase in their own MiG fighters.

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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.

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

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

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Twenty Russian drones crossed into Poland in September while Russian MiG-31 jets entered Estonian airspace later in the month.

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