also: れいせん
noun
Zero fighter plane
Historical military term for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a Japanese fighter aircraft used in World War II. Often referred to simply as 零戦 or ゼロ戦.
See also: 零式艦上戦闘機
零戦は第二次世界大戦で使われた戦闘機です。
The Zero fighter was a fighter plane used in World War II.
Full official designation of the Zero fighter; 零戦 is the common abbreviation.
Abbreviation of 零式艦上戦闘機 (Rei-shiki Kanjō Sentōki, 'Type 0 Carrier Fighter'). The 'Zero' refers to the aircraft's introduction year, 1940, which was the Japanese imperial year 2600, ending in 00.