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MiG, n.2|mɪg|
Also MIG, Mig.
[Russ. MIG, abbrev. f. the names of A. I. Mikoyan (+ i) and M. I. Gurevich, Russian aircraft designers.]
Any of various types of Russian fighter aircraft designed by the team of Mikoyan and Gurevich. Also attrib. Freq. with following number denoting the specific model.
1942Aviation Aug. 92/3 The Nazis were met by new types of Soviet planes. One in particular, the powerful MIG-3, rapidly won deserved fame and respect. 1949Mech. Engin. LXXI. 417/1 The Mig-7 jet..is powered by probably two German BMW 003 turbojets. 1951Aviation Week 11 June 17/1 They have a jet engine in the MiG 15 that is superior to any jet engine that we have today. 1959Listener 12 Mar. 445/1 We may see the Yemen welcoming Soviet submarines and Indonesia flying nothing but Migs. 1973E. Pace Any War will Do (1974) III. 206 The Nigerian air force was largely a ragtag collection of mercenaries flying newly arrived Mig's. 1986T. Clancy Red Storm Rising (1988) xxviii. 457 When the MiGs got to within sixty miles, the AWACS aircraft shut down their radars and dove for the ground to avoid the attack. 1992Daily Star 2 July 8/4 Our fighter fleet will soon be hopelessly out-dated by Russia's so-sophisticated MIG 29s. |