Buk

buk BUK búk bûk būk bük ƀŭk English + missile system Alternative forms en BUK Etymology From en ru Бук codename for a missile system, from ru бук beech tree. en beech. Noun en military A type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system from the Soviet Union. 1992, “New Priorities Set for Ground Forces Air Defense”‚ in Central Eurasia Joint Publications Research Service Report (Military Affairs n 40), Foreign Broadcast Information Service, p 17: But systems like our S-300 V, Buk-M1, Tor, and Osa actually destroyed all the targets with a single missile. 2008, Aviation News v 70, Saint Leonards-on-Sea, UK: HPC Publishing, p 5: A photo shows that the UAVs employed by Georgia are Hermes 450s and they have reportedly been downed by Buk SAMs. 2014, “Buk missile launcher, suspected in jetliner attack, requires skill to use”, CBSNews.com, July 18, Pentagon officials say the missile likely came from an SA-11 or SA-17 launch vehicle -- otherwise known as a "Buk." Both Russia and Ukraine have Buks, as do most other former Soviet Union states and China. Synonyms en SA-11, en SA-11 Gadfly en SA-17, en SA-17 Grizzly Translations a type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system Russian: ru Бук m Ukrainian: uk Бук m Anagrams en bku KUB Low German Pronunciation nds [buːk] Noun n Buke Buke nds GLG nds in some dialects nds Buuk: stomach nds in some dialects nds Buuk: belly, abdomen Polish pl:+ thumb|Buk Etymology From pl buk. Pronunciation Pl-Buk.ogg;LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Buk.wav bóg,Bóg,Bug,buk Proper noun m-in bukowski buczanin buczanka pl town voi/Greater Poland Voivodeship c/Poland Buk pl village gmina:Pref/Gołcza co:Suf/Miechów voi/Lesser Poland Voivodeship c/Poland Buk pl village gmina:Pref/Cisna co:Suf/Lesko voi/Subcarpathian Voivodeship c/Poland Buk pl village gmina:Pref/Przybiernów co:Suf/Goleniów voi/West Pomeranian Voivodeship c/Poland Buk pl village gmina:Pref/Dobra co:Suf/Police voi/West Pomeranian Voivodeship c/Poland Buk Declension s Proper noun m-pr pl m Declension Bukowie Proper noun f 1 Bukowa Bukówna pl f Further reading 109219 Saterland Frisian Afrikansk dvärgget (bocken Elvis) i Mössebergs djurpark 2674.jpg 233 n Buk (1) fon n Geet. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-33533-0008, Leipzig, DHfK, Übung am Bock.jpg 175 n Mon springt uur dän Buk (2). Etymology stq gem-pro ine-pro 2 From stq ofs *buk, from stq gmw-pro *bukk. Cognates include fy bok and de Bock. Pronunciation stq /bʊk/ stq Buk stq ʊk 1 Noun m Bukke buck male animal stq gymnastics buck Usage notes The word Buk is used for any four-legged animal which doesn't have a native gendered word for their male animal. For instance, the word can't refer to a ram, since the word stq Rom ram already exists. However, it can refer to a male mouse (see stq Muzebuk male mouse). Hyponyms stq Rom ram Derived terms stq Muzebuk References stq Male animals