🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

福克斯-2

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fú kè sī èr

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fox-two/fɒks ˈtuː/
nouninterjectionCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"飞行员发射红外制导导弹时喊出了福克斯-2。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A brevity code used by military pilots to indicate the launch of an infrared-guided (heat-seeking) missile.

    "The fighter pilot locked onto the enemy jet and shouted 'Fox-two!' over the radio."
As interjection
  1. 1

    An exclamation shouted at the moment of firing an infrared missile.

    "Fox-two! Away, tracking the target's exhaust plume."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in US military aviation communication during the Cold War era, 'Fox' is a brevity code derived from the phonetic alphabet word for 'F' standing for 'Fire'. The numerical suffix 'Two' specifically designates the launch of a heat-seeking infrared-guided air-to-air missile.

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