old term for fighter jet; former name for interceptor
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old term for fighter aircraft; former name for interceptor or pursuit plane
archaicAn archaic military aviation term used primarily before and during World War II, now replaced by 歼击机 or 战斗机 in modern Chinese.
Dì第
èr二
cì次
Shì世
jiè界
Dà大
zhàn战
qī期
jiān间
，
qū驱
zhú逐
jī机
shì是
gè各
guó国
kōng空
jūn军
de的
zhǔ主
lì力
zhàn战
jī机
。
During World War II, pursuit planes were the main fighter aircraft of various nations' air forces.
Zǎo早
qī期
de的
qū驱
zhú逐
jī机
yǔ与
xiàn现
dài代
de的
pēn喷
qì气
shì式
jiān歼
jī击
jī机
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
sù速
dù度
yào要
màn慢
de得
duō多
。
Compared to modern jet fighters, early pursuit planes were much slower.
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Zhè这
jià架
qū驱
zhú逐
jī机
shì是
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
de的
zhēn珍
guì贵
cáng藏
pǐn品
，
jiàn见
zhèng证
le了
háng航
kōng空
shǐ史
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
。
This pursuit plane is a precious collection in the museum, witnessing the development of aviation history.