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Meaning of Luftwaffe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈlʊftvafə

Definitions

The German air force, especially during the Second World War.

Equivalents

العربية لوفتوافا
Deutsch Luftwaffe
Français Luftwaffe
Русский Люфтва́ффе

Examples

“Politicians insist that lockdown under coronavirus is like the experience of wartime. It’s not – except in one way, which I’ll come to. It’s so quiet, for one thing. War is noisy. Sirens, soldiers tramping past singing, Luftwaffe engines in the night sky.”
“Owing to its location at the entrance to the River Tyne, South Shields was of strategic importance in the Second World War, especially to the merchant navy, and the town was heavily hit by a Luftwaffe strike in October 1941.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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