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Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Messerschmitt

  1. A surname from German

Noun

Messerschmitt (plural Messerschmitts)

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

Forms of Messerschmitt

pluralMesserschmitts

Origin of Messerschmitt

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

Questions about Messerschmitt

What does Messerschmitt mean?
Messerschmitt means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Messerschmitt?
Messerschmitt can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Messerschmitt in the dictionary

  1. Messerly
  2. Messerlys
  3. messers
  4. Messerschmidt
  5. Messerschmidts
  6. Messerschmitt
  7. Messerschmitts
  8. Messersmith
  9. Messersmiths
  10. messes
  11. messes about

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