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  (spĭt'fīr') pronunciation
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A quick-tempered or highly excitable person.


 
 

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A single-seat low-wing monoplane fighter built in Britain that was among the fastest and most effective fighters used in World War II. It was first flown in 1936, and began service with the Royal Air Force in 1938. In various versions, the Spitfire served as a fighter, fighter—bomber, and photoreconnaissance aircraft. The last of the Spitfires was retired in 1954.

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British fighter aircraft in World War II. A low-wing monoplane first flown in 1936, it was adopted by the RAF in 1938. At that time one of the war's fastest single-seat fighters, it was used effectively during the Battle of Britain. Later models allowed it to serve as a fighter-bomber and a photoreconnaissance plane. The 1938 version had a top speed of about 360 mph (580 kph) and was armed with eight .303-in. (7.7-mm) machine guns. The Spitfire XIV, one of the last models of the war, had a ceiling of 40,000 ft (12,200 m) and a top speed of 440 mph (710 kph). The RAF retired its last Spitfires in 1954.

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Wikipedia: Spitfire (disambiguation)

Spitfire may refer to:


Aircraft

Ships

Movies

Music

Comics

  • Spitfire (comics), a fictional character in Marvel Comics World War Two-era superteam "The Invaders"
  • Spitfire (New Universe), a.k.a. Spitfire and the Troubleshooters and Codename: Spitfire, a comic book published under the New Universe imprint of Marvel Comics

Software

  • Spitfire Security Server, an enterprise information security product manufactured by Bloombase Technologies
  • Spitfire (BBS), a software program for operating a Bulletin Board System

Other uses


 
Translations: Translations for: Spitfire

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hidsigprop, galhovedet rad, spitfire, ildsprudende vulkan

Nederlands (Dutch)
heethoofd

Français (French)
n. - personne irascible, soupe au lait (fam)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Giftspritze

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οργίλος, αψίθυμος (κν. τσαντίλας)

Italiano (Italian)
persona irascibile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa irascível

Русский (Russian)
вспыльчивый или раздражительный человек, огнестрельное оружие, "Спитфайр", штормовой кливер, вулкан

Español (Spanish)
n. - cascarrabias, colérico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - brushuvud, hetsporre, hetlevrad person

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
烈性子, 喷火的东西

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 烈性子, 噴火的東西

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불을 토하는 것, 성미가 급한 사람, 스핏파이어 (영국 전투기의 일종)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 短気者, 火を吐くもの, スピットファイアー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من الطائرات الحربيه, شخص ذو مزاج غاضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רתחן, חמום-מוח, מתלקח‬


 
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