firecan

English

Etymology

From fire +‎ can.

Noun

firecan (plural firecans)

1. (US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
   • 1949, Popular Science, volume 155, number 6, page 120:

     When the firecan jockeys have flown their blowtorches some 100,000 miles, the doctors take over for the ground physical.

Anagrams

• Francie, fancier, infarce