Stuka

[ stoo-kuh; German shtoo-kah ]

noun
  1. a German two-seated dive bomber with a single in-line engine, used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.

Origin of Stuka

1
1940–45; <German Stu(rz)- ka(mpfflugzeug) dive bomber, equivalent to Sturz dive + Kampfflugzeug combat plane

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How to use Stuka in a sentence

  • The Stuka was sloping down toward one of the transport ships.

    A Yankee Flier in Italy | Rutherford G. Montgomery
  • The diving Stuka's death load hit on the far side of the road.

    Dave Dawson at Dunkirk | Robert Sydney Bowen
  • No one challenged Garret when he claimed one Stuka and a Messerschmitt.

    A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. | Rutherford G. Montgomery
  • Out of the corner of his eye he caught flash glimpses of Stuka dive bombers cutting through the air at terrific speed.

    Dave Dawson at Dunkirk | Robert Sydney Bowen
  • Pulling in under the nearest group of trees whenever he heard the deadly drone of Stuka dive bombers.

    Dave Dawson at Dunkirk | Robert Sydney Bowen