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mig

1
or migg

[ mig ]

noun

, Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.
  1. a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
  2. migs, (used with a singular verb) the game of marbles.


MiG

2
or Mig, MIG

[ mig ]

noun

  1. any of several Russian-built fighter aircraft, as the MiG-15, a jet used in the Korean War.

MiG

/ mɪɡ /

noun

  1. any of various types of Russian and former Soviet fighter aircraft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mig1

Perhaps variant of mib with g from game 1

Origin of mig2

Named after Artem Mi(koyan) and Mikhail G(urevich), Russian aircraft designers
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mig1

from Mi ( koyan ) and G ( urevich ), names of designers
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Example Sentences

“A big step from an L-39 to a MiG-21,” the retired Air Force pilot said.

“Either of the MiG types must be honored, especially in the hands of a competent pilot,” the retired pilot said.

The MiG-21 does not carry a huge amount of weaponry and was originally designed to fight other aircraft.

Meanwhile, the MiG-23 is a much bigger and more complex jet that requires a professional pilot to operate properly.

His forces included three infantry divisions, an armored brigade, 60 MiG aircraft, 60 helicopters, and 200 Soviet-made tanks.

Amygdalin, Amygdaline, a-mig′da-lin, n. a crystalline principle existing in the kernel of bitter almonds.

Say, Mig-u-ell's down at the stable, sweatin from every pore trying to get his saddle clean, by golly!

And a couple of men drove onto that south eighty of Mig's with a load of lumber, just as I come by.

Magkupras mig ipatimbang, We will make copra to sell by the kilo.

Gisaka na mig kaduha, Our house has already been broken into twice.

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