"wild weasel" meaning in All languages combined

See wild weasel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wild weasels [plural]
Etymology: Genericization of the codename Wild Weasel of the first aircraft tasked with the anti-SAM role in the USAF during the Vietnam War. From the dancing of weasels in the wild and their behavior of hunting snakes, contrasted with the maneuvering of the wild weasel aircraft and their hunting of SAMs. Etymology templates: {{m|en||Wild Weasel}} Wild Weasel Head templates: {{en-noun}} wild weasel (plural wild weasels)
  1. (US, military, aviation) An attack airplane specialized for attacking anti-aircraft defenses (AAD), typically surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites and radar control stations, typically with anti-radiation missiles (ARM). Tags: US Categories (topical): Aviation, Military
    Sense id: en-wild_weasel-en-noun-GPPlM9VV Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, weasel.
    Sense id: en-wild_weasel-en-noun-pGG0xGjp

Inflected forms

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