Get to know Spitfires better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Spitfires meaning
plural of spitfire
Using Spitfires
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of spitfire
- In the example corpus, spitfires often appears in combinations such as: the spitfires, windsor spitfires, spitfires and.
Context around Spitfires
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spitfires
- In this selection, "spitfires" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, windsor, raf, iaf, fly, pulled and penalty stand out and add context to how "spitfires" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include behind the spitfires defence before and bomber and spitfires fly in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spitfires" sits close to words such as accrington, airfoil and airstrip, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spitfires
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Spirit ripped apart the Windsor Spitfires, winning 11-3. (10 words)
A Second World War Lancaster bomber and spitfires fly in formation. (11 words)
Greentree, 18, will likely return to his junior club, the Windsor Spitfires, next season. (14 words)
Midfield duo Enzio Boldewijn and Jake Taylor, alongside Jayden Harris, were all suspended for the trip to Greater Manchester, but top scorer Paul McCallum returned after a leg injury and was pulled down for a Spitfires penalty in the 26th minute. (41 words)
Later that day, four RAF Spitfires from the same squadron escorted by seven Hawker Tempests from No. 213 Squadron RAF and eight from No. 6 Squadron RAF went searching for the lost planes, and were attacked by four IAF Spitfires. (40 words)
Walker believes he will bring exactly the sort of skills The Spitfires were lacking as they aim to improve after last year’s dismal defence of their T20 Blast crown. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Later that day, four RAF Spitfires from the same squadron escorted by seven Hawker Tempests from No. 213 Squadron RAF and eight from No. 6 Squadron RAF went searching for the lost planes, and were attacked by four IAF Spitfires.
Aldershot won it 5-4 with Scott Quigley, Chris Maguire, Aiden Barlow and Enzo Boldewijn scoring for the Spitfires, who twice missed from the spot.
A Second World War Lancaster bomber and spitfires fly in formation.
Brett Harrison registered his second hat-trick performance for the Windsor Spitfires on Thursday and is now one of three members on the team with 30 goals or more.
Eastleigh were four goals behind at half time and it did not get much better after the break for the Spitfires.
He signed with the Vipers after being selected by the Windsor Spitfires in the 2022 OHL under-18 draft.
Hours after the Windsor Spitfires pulled off another pre-deadline trade Friday, Sasha Pastujov gave a reminder the Sarnia Sting have made some pretty big moves, too.
In previous years the festival has seen the Red Arrows, Spitfires, a Dakota and a Lancaster bomber overhead.
Jacob Maillet, Jacob Holmes and Matthew Maggio netted singles for the West Division-leading Spitfires (29-12-3-1).
Midfield duo Enzio Boldewijn and Jake Taylor, alongside Jayden Harris, were all suspended for the trip to Greater Manchester, but top scorer Paul McCallum returned after a leg injury and was pulled down for a Spitfires penalty in the 26th minute.
On-loan 19-year-old QPR forward Alfie Lloyd gave the visiting Spitfires a flying start when he slotted past goalkeeper Samuel Howes in the opening minute.
Spitfires were fitted with the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, which was shared by P-51 Mustangs as well.
Walker believes he will bring exactly the sort of skills The Spitfires were lacking as they aim to improve after last year’s dismal defence of their T20 Blast crown.
Greentree, 18, will likely return to his junior club, the Windsor Spitfires, next season.
However, there will be no such excitement for the Spitfires this season after they failed to score against the Shrimpers.
Movie star Keanu Reeves signed a one-day contract with the Ontario Hockey League’s Windsor Spitfires on Thursday.
RAF bosses said their Spitfires, a Lancaster bomber and other wartime planes would remain grounded next week.
Spitfires played a key role in the Battle of Britain - the conflict in which pilots known as "The Few" foiled Hitler's attempt to destroy the RAF.
The Northern Irish international raced in behind the Spitfires' defence before slamming home just minutes after coming on from the bench.
The Spirit ripped apart the Windsor Spitfires, winning 11-3.
Common combinations with spitfires
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the spitfires 18×
- windsor spitfires 17×
- spitfires and 7×
- spitfires to 4×
- spitfires from 3×
- and spitfires 3×
- spitfires were 3×
- spitfires who 2×
- spitfires on 2×
- spitfires in 2×