Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a series of Russian fighter aircraft using piston and later jet engines, such as the MiG 15, an interceptor used during the Korean War, and the MiG 21, exported around the world during the 1970s.
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- noun any of a series of
Soviet and Russianfighter aircraft
Etymologies
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Examples
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If I had to predict things, I’d say MiG is going this week.
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The story about being shot down by a MiG was apparently what they wanted to hear because the beating stopped.
Terry, Ross R. 1977
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Union was building a large fighter aircraft, known as the MiG-25 Foxbat.
WN.com - Articles related to Thai Air in talks with Airbus and Boeing 2010
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Soviet Union was building a large fighter aircraft, known as the MiG-25 Foxbat.
WN.com - Articles related to Thai Air in talks with Airbus and Boeing 2010
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Force intelligence was later shocked to find that the Soviet Union was building a large fighter aircraft, known as the MiG-25 Foxbat.
WN.com - Articles related to Thai Air in talks with Airbus and Boeing 2010
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A more advanced ground attack version of the MiG-23, called the MiG-27, was built under license in India.
StrategyPage.com 2009
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The Air Force in South Korea is seeking a contractor to print and distribute what would be called the MiG Alley Flyer.
Stars and Stripes 2009
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A more advanced ground attack version of the MiG-23, called the MiG-27, was built under license in India.
StrategyPage.com 2009
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A more advanced ground attack version of the MiG-23, called the MiG-27, was built under license in India.
StrategyPage.com 2009
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An alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakvasla, the officer was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF in June 1972 and has flown for over 3,000 hours on fighter jets such as MiG-21 Bis and MiG-29s.
Analysis 2010
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