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Luftwaffe definition

Luft·waffe (lo̵oftvä′fə)

noun

the air force of a) Nazi Germany b) the Federal Republic of Germany

Etymology: Ger < luft, air (akin to OE lyft, air & ON lopt: see loft) + waffe, weapon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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