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bomber

[bom-er]

noun

  1. Military.an airplane equipped to carry and drop bombs.

  2. a person who drops or sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism or sabotage.

  3. bomber jacket.



bomber

/ ˈɒə /

noun

  1. a military aircraft designed to carry out bombing missions

  2. a person who plants bombs

  3. slangnavy a Polaris submarine

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • superbomber noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bomber1

First recorded in 1910–15; bomb + -er 1
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The planes in question are all US military tanker aircraft used to re-fuel fighter jets and bombers.

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Military analysts say only the US has the bombers and bunker-busting bombs that can penetrate the deepest of Iranian nuclear facilities, especially that of Fordow.

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The covert "Operation Spider Web" targeted Russian bomber planes.

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Satellite imagery, which clearly displays the wreckage of numerous bombers, is inconclusive when it comes to the A-50.

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Ukraine claims that it targeted 41 strategic bombers in the operation, adding that "at least" 13 were destroyed.

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