"Tail End Charlie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Tail End Charlie.ogg Forms: Tail End Charlies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Tail End Charlie}} Tail End Charlie (plural Tail End Charlies)
  1. (chiefly British, slang, in World War II) The last aircraft in a formation. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-Tail_End_Charlie-en-noun-y9mdp3oQ Categories (other): British English
  2. (chiefly British, slang, in World War II) The rear gunner in a bomber. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-Tail_End_Charlie-en-noun-82G-Ji7f Categories (other): British English
  3. (military, slang) The man guarding the rear of a patrol. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Tail_End_Charlie-en-noun-DS3YwuVy Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (meteorology, slang) The southernmost thunderstorm in a band of storms, often subject to the best conditions for strengthening. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Meteorology Synonyms: Arse-end Charlie, Tail-End Charlie
    Sense id: en-Tail_End_Charlie-en-noun-g2prigBZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 25 18 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 15 16 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 12 72 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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