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
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