A small, light, usually single-seated aeroplane of great speed and climbing power, used in repelling hostile aircraft. Also attributive.
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| 释义 | society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > fighter (17) chaser1915 A small, light, usually single-seated aeroplane of great speed and climbing power, used in repelling hostile aircraft. Also attributive. pursuit aeroplane1915 skyfighter1915 an aircraft that engages in or is designed for aerial combat; the pilot of such an aircraft. fighter1917 Aeronautics. A high-speed military aircraft designed for aerial combat. pursuit airplane1917 pursuit plane1918 flycatcher1924 In the war of 1914–18, a fast type of aeroplane. colloquial. pursuit aircraft1928 pursuiter1928 Military (originally and chiefly U.S.). A pursuit plane; (also) the pilot of such a plane. Now historical. night fighter1941 (a) a fighter aircraft used or designed for use at night; (b) the pilot of such an aircraft. dogfighter1943 A military aircraft which engages in dogfighting (dogfighting, n. 2). parasite jet fighter1948 = parasite fighter n. Subcategories:— of specific manufacture (5) |
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