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nounfirecan (plural firecans)
plural firecans
- USslanggovernmentA jet fighter.First known use 20th c.
When the firecan jockeys have flown their blowtorches some 100,000 miles, the doctors take over for the ground physical.
1949, Popular Science, volume 155, number 6, page 120Synonyms: blowtorch, fast mover, fighter jet
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nounA jet fighter.
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