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Tail-End Charlie

Tail-End Charlie is the alternative form of Tail End Charlie.

Meaning of Tail End Charlie

Noun

Tail End Charlie (plural Tail End Charlies)

  1. (UK, slang) The last aircraft in a formation.
  2. (UK, slang) The rear gunner in a bomber.
  3. (slang) The man guarding the rear of a patrol.
  4. (slang) The southernmost thunderstorm in a band of storms, often subject to the best conditions for strengthening.

Forms of Tail-End Charlie

pluralTail-End Charlies

Questions about Tail-End Charlie

What is Tail-End Charlie the alternative form of?
Tail-End Charlie is the alternative form of Tail End Charlie.

Words near Tail-End Charlie in the dictionary

  1. tail-beam
  2. tail-beams
  3. tail-buzzer
  4. tail-buzzers
  5. tail-end
  6. Tail-End Charlie
  7. Tail-End Charlies
  8. tail-ender
  9. tail-enders
  10. tail-ends
  11. tail-gate

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