Junkers

[ yoong-kuhrs ]

noun

1. Hu·go [hoo, -gaw], 1859–1935, German aircraft designer and builder.

Junkers

/ ˈjʊŋkəz /

noun

1. JunkersHugo18591935MGermanTECHNOLOGY: aircraft designer Hugo. 1859–1935, German aircraft designer. His military aircraft were used in both World Wars

Example Sentences

In July 1918, while speaking in a Canton, Ohio, city park, he denounced the “Junkers of Wall Street” and criticized the government for arresting antiwar activists.

From Washington Post

In his home he hung Nazi flags in prominent locations and displayed airplane models of Messerschmitts and Junkers as well as an oil painting of Adolf Hitler and other memorabilia from the Third Reich.

From Literature

He inspected factories and flew the Junkers Ju 52, the centerpiece of Germany's new bomber force.

From Salon

Ju-Air, a Swiss company that offers flights with old-time Junkers Ju-52 planes, said one of its aircraft had been involved in the accident Saturday but no further information was available.

From Seattle Times

Ju-Air, a Swiss company that offers flights with old-time Junkers Ju-52 planes, said one of its aircraft had been involved in the accident Saturday but no further information was available.

From Washington Times