Cheetah, noun
- Origin:
- EnglishShow more Special sense of general English cheetah hunting leopard.
Military
A supersonic fighter aircraft, re-designed in South Africa from the French Mirage III-R2Z fighter bomber. Also attributive.
1986 Financial Mail 25 July 6The SAAF takes the wraps off a fighter aircraft called the Cheetah, redeveloped from the French Mirage III.
1989 S. Johnson in Weekly Mail 3 Mar. 13Many hold that the superiority of Angola’s MiGs over South African Cheetahs (refurbished Mirages) was the spur to the recently achieved peace accord in that region.
A supersonic fighter aircraft, re-designed in South Africa from the French Mirage III-R2Z fighter bomber. Also attributive.
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