Stuka

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noun

The Junkers Ju-87, a gull-winged single-engine German dive bomber used in World War II.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

nounStuka (plural Stukas)

plural Stukas

  1. historicalinformalThe Junkers Ju-87, a gull-winged single-engine German dive bomber used in World War II.

Origin

  1. GermanStuka
  2. EnglishStuka

From German Stuka, from Sturzkampfbomber (“dive bomber”).

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Stuka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stuka

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