Stuka
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Stuka
1940–45; < German Stu ( rz )- ka ( mpfflugzeug ) dive bomber, equivalent to Sturz dive + Kampfflugzeug combat plane
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But now everyone is familiar with the sound, and its most fearsome recent iteration: a dive-bombing wail some have compared to the German World War Two Stuka aircraft.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
The aircraft collection consists of 23 warplanes, mostly from World War II, including a British Spitfire, a Japanese Zero, a German Stuka dive bomber, a Soviet Ilyushin II and a U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
The French were ultimately forced to retreat after waves of attacks by Luftwaffe Stuka dive-bombers.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2021
Now that they have longer to hit their stride, the band sound like a diving Stuka: no nervous energy, just a dynamite band blowing the roof off.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2013
They heard the Stuka climb from its dive even as they heard the banshee wail of the next attack.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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