Messerschmittn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛsəʃmɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmɛsərˌʃmɪt/

Forms: 1900s– Messerschmitt, 1900s– Messerschmidt (irregular).

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Messerschmitt.

Etymology: < the name of Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978), German aircraft designer and manufacturer.

Now chiefly historical.

Any of several types of military aircraft, esp. fighters, designed by Messerschmitt and manufactured by his company, which were used by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War (1939–45). Frequently attributive.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > fighter > of specific manufacture

Spad1917

Messerschmitt1938

Spit1941

widowmaker1944

MiG1953

1938 Clearfield (Pennsylvania) Progress 26 Mar. 3/7 The new Messerschmitt fighter, the BF-109, of Germany, recently set a speed record of 379 miles an hour.

1939 Flight 14 Dec. p. g/1 No one would call the Messerschmitt a clean aircraft.

1940 I. Halstead Wings of Victory i. ii. 52 The Messerschmitts attacked us from the rear.

1948 A. M. Taylor Lang. World War II (rev. ed.) 130 Messerschmitt, twin-engined German fighter monoplane, especially adapted to bomber escort work.

1957 L. G. S. Payne Air Dates 276 Munich, where Messerschmitt 262 jet fighters were being built.

1969 Listener 1 May 595/3 A wartime Spitfire chasing about after Messerschmidts over Kent.

1971 L. Deighton Declarations of War 155 Above them the Messerschmitts and Spitfires were now only a mile apart.

1994 P. Hamill Drinking Life i. xiii. 40 Most of the time they..made fun of the air raid wardens, whose helmets for some reason were white, making them perfect targets for roaming Messerschmitts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	messerschmitt
释义	Messerschmittn. Brit. /ˈmɛsəʃmɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɛsərˌʃmɪt/ Forms: 1900s– Messerschmitt, 1900s– Messerschmidt (irregular). Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Messerschmitt. Etymology: < the name of Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978), German aircraft designer and manufacturer. Now chiefly historical. Any of several types of military aircraft, esp. fighters, designed by Messerschmitt and manufactured by his company, which were used by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War (1939–45). Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > fighter > of specific manufacture Spad1917 Messerschmitt1938 Spit1941 widowmaker1944 MiG1953 1938 Clearfield (Pennsylvania) Progress 26 Mar. 3/7 The new Messerschmitt fighter, the BF-109, of Germany, recently set a speed record of 379 miles an hour. 1939 Flight 14 Dec. p. g/1 No one would call the Messerschmitt a clean aircraft. 1940 I. Halstead Wings of Victory i. ii. 52 The Messerschmitts attacked us from the rear. 1948 A. M. Taylor Lang. World War II (rev. ed.) 130 Messerschmitt, twin-engined German fighter monoplane, especially adapted to bomber escort work. 1957 L. G. S. Payne Air Dates 276 Munich, where Messerschmitt 262 jet fighters were being built. 1969 Listener 1 May 595/3 A wartime Spitfire chasing about after Messerschmidts over Kent. 1971 L. Deighton Declarations of War 155 Above them the Messerschmitts and Spitfires were now only a mile apart. 1994 P. Hamill Drinking Life i. xiii. 40 Most of the time they..made fun of the air raid wardens, whose helmets for some reason were white, making them perfect targets for roaming Messerschmitts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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