Stuka

[ stoo-kuh; German shtoo-kah ]

/ ˈstu kə; German ˈʃtu kɑ /

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noun

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

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Origin of Stuka

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

Words nearby Stuka

stuff it, stuff one's face, stuff shot, stuff the ballot box, stuffy, Stuka, stukkend, stull, St. Ulmo's fire, stultify, stum

How to use Stuka in a sentence

The Stuka was sloping down toward one of the transport ships.
A Yankee Flier in Italy|Rutherford G. Montgomery
The diving Stuka's death load hit on the far side of the road.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk|Robert Sydney Bowen
No one challenged Garret when he claimed one Stuka and a Messerschmitt.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery
Out of the corner of his eye he caught flash glimpses of Stuka dive bombers cutting through the air at terrific speed.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk|Robert Sydney Bowen

Pulling in under the nearest group of trees whenever he heard the deadly drone of Stuka dive bombers.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk|Robert Sydney Bowen