a person given to outbursts of spiteful temper and anger, esp a woman or girl
Spitfire in British English
(ˈspɪtˌfaɪə)
noun
a single-engined, single-seat British fighter aircraft of World War II, designed by RJ Mitchell; noted for its role as an interceptor in the Battle of Britain (1940)
spitfire in American English
(ˈspɪtˌfaɪr)
noun
a person, esp. a woman or girl, who is easily aroused to violent outbursts of anger
Examples of 'spitfire' in a sentence
spitfire
Twenty Spitfires will take off from the historic airfield, flying in mass formation.