English Dictionary

Leaping Lena

name

A nickname for a vehicle. / A nickname for someone or something that leaps. / The name given to a 1954 Cold War hero pigeon.

Leaping Lena is a popular nickname for a vintage car.

意味（1）

A nickname for a vehicle.

The outboard motor is forever performing new stunts. The illustrations depict its latest—driving a real “Leaping Lena”—....

意味（2）

A nickname for someone or something that leaps.

Kingfish Levinsky's earning power is due partly to an engaging slapstick manner in the ring, an engaging entourage which includes his sister Mrs. Lena (Leaping Lena) Levy, famed for her loud voice and strong talk.

意味（3）

The name given to a 1954 Cold War hero pigeon.

During the Cold War Era, a German pigeon, Leaping Lena, made a fantastic flight through the Iron Curtain from Pilsen, Czechoslovakia in 1954.

意味（4）

The name given to a 1964 Vietnam War counterinsurgency operation in Laos, later renamed Project DELTA.

In roughly thirty days, SOG had several teams ready to cross the fence in an operation code-named “Leaping Lena”.