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Etymology

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From Flug (flight) +‎ Waffe (weapon, arm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfluːkvafə]
  • Rhymes: -afə
  • Hyphenation: Flug‧waf‧fe

Noun

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Flugwaffe f (genitive Flugwaffe, plural Flugwaffen)

  1. (Switzerland) air force
    Synonyms: Luftwaffe, Luftstreitkräfte, Luftstreitmacht

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Flugwaffe” in Duden online
  • Flugwaffe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Flugwaffe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon