Buk
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Russian Бук (Buk, “codename for a missile system”), from бук (buk, “beech tree”). Doublet of beech.
Noun
Buk (plural Buks)
- (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”,[1] 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.
- 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:
Synonyms
Translations
a type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system
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German Low German
Pronunciation
Noun
Buk n (genitive Buke, dative Buke)
- (in some dialects) alternative spelling of Buuk : stomach
- (in some dialects) alternative spelling of Buuk : belly, abdomen
Polish
Etymology
From buk (“beech”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Buk m pers or f
Declension
Masculine surname:
Declension of Buk
The feminine surname is indeclinable.
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *buk, from Proto-West Germanic *bukk. Cognates include West Frisian bok and German Bock.
Pronunciation
Noun
Buk m (plural Bukke)
- buck (male animal)
- (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 Rom (“ram”) already exists.
- However, it can refer to a male mouse (see Muzebuk (“male mouse”)).
Derived terms
Hyponyms
- Rom (“ram”)
References
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