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Meanings of snipe in English

Russian
sopwith snipe
Portuguese
sopwith snipe
Spanish
sopwith 7f.1 snipe
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Fighter aircraft.

Related terms
sopwith snipe
Portuguese
atacar
Spanish
atacar

Attack in speech or writing.

atacar

Aim and shoot with great precision.

Usage of snipe in English
1
Truth is, I think she's snipe hunting, but I said I'd help.
Nemesis Game
2
As the wild goose demands B B shot and the snipe No.
The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
3
The special infected don't have as many high rooftops to snipe from.
Wired
4
This time is usually spent in their going somewhere else to snipe.
The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"
5
Louise ignored the snipe, but she couldn't let her intelligence be questioned.
Creepers
6
Okay, maybe the amoral snipe was out of line-butonly for them.
Murder most frothy
7
The snipe, too, is a small bird, much prized by Irish guns.
The Irish Times
8
She flies so like a snipe that she is hard to hit.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
9
They went on to another snipe patch, and soon Crawley missed again.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys
10
Unlike some third-party eBay apps, eBay Desktop won't snipe auctions for you.
Wired
11
It is haunted by stranger things than heron, snipe, or wild duck.
The Celtic Twilight
12
Woodcock, snipe, hares, and venison are cheap, and all of excellent quality.
Round the World
13
The sportsmen of the Beagle unanimously called it the short-billed snipe.
The Voyage of the Beagle
14
You should be able to snipe targets both outside and in from there.
Sea of Rust
15
But perhaps it was the snipe that afforded the best sport.
Sister Teresa
16
Then go back into the wood and set the snipe free.
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
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Snipe through the time
Snipe across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common