Luftwaffe
/ˈlʊftvafə/
Luftwaffe proper noun: the German air force, especially during the Second World War.
Proper noun
Luftwaffe
- The German air force, especially during the Second World War.
- Politicians insist that lockdown under coronavirus is like the experience of wartime. It’s not – except in one way, which I’ll come to. It’s so quiet, for one thing. War is noisy. Sirens, soldiers tramping past singing, Luftwaffe engines in the night sky.2020 April 19, Neal Ascherson, “After the crisis, a new world won’t emerge as if by magic. We will have to fight for it”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2021
- Owing to its location at the entrance to the River Tyne, South Shields was of strategic importance in the Second World War, especially to the merchant navy, and the town was heavily hit by a Luftwaffe strike in October 1941.2021 September 8, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Electric tramways at the heart of our seaside story”, in RAIL, number 939, page 57
Luftwaffe meaning in Tamil
Luftwaffe in Tamil
- செர்மானிய விமானப்படை
Origin of Luftwaffe
Unadapted borrowing from German Luftwaffe (literally “an air-weapon”).
Words formed from Luftwaffe
Questions about Luftwaffe
- What does Luftwaffe mean?
- Luftwaffe means the German air force, especially during the Second World War.
- What is Luftwaffe in Tamil?
- Luftwaffe in Tamil is செர்மானிய விமானப்படை. See Luftwaffe meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Luftwaffe?
- Luftwaffe is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Luftwaffe?
- Luftwaffe is pronounced /ˈlʊftvafə/.
Words near Luftwaffe in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Luftwaffe (page history and authors); luftwaffe (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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