109

Translingual

Number

109 (previous 108, next 110)

1. The number one hundred and nine, which is one hundred plus nine.

English

Noun

109 (plural 109s)

1. (dated, informal, military, World War II) The German Messerschmitt 109 fighter aircraft.

   1998, Middle Tenessee WWII Fighter Pilots Association, Missions Remembered: Recollections of the World War II Air War, page 68:

   Four 109s were spotted and attacked. After a dogfight, all four had been shot down. Three crashed on the same field.