fast mover

English

Noun

fast mover (plural fast movers)

  1. (military slang) jet fighter [20th c.]
    Synonyms: (US military slang) blowtorch, fighter jet, firecan
    • 1993, Edward F. Murphy, Dak To: The 173d Airborne Brigade in South Vietnam's Central Highlands, June–November 1967‎[1], Random House Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 64:
      In order to bring in the jets, or fast movers, the artillery had to be shifted while the planes were in the area.
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