- pursuit plane
- noun Date: circa 1918 a fighter plane especially of the period before World War II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pursuit plane — pursuit′ plane n. mil (formerly) fighter 2) • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
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