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单词 Swoose
释义

Swoose

See also: swoose

English

Etymology

Blend of swan + goose (from a song about a bird that was half swan, half goose) because it had another aircraft's tail grafted onto it.

Proper noun

the Swoose

  1. (historical) A specific B-17 bomber plane used extensively in World War Two.
    • 2005 Robert R. Burch, World War II: A Pilot's Experience, Trafford Publishing, p69
      The Swoose was so named because it contained so many scavenged parts that it was half swan and half goose or a “Swoose”.
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