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Messerschmitt

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A surname from German

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of several particular types of airplane used by the German air force in the Second World War.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

After aircraft designer and manufacturer Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978).

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