bomber

[ bom-er ]
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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.

Origin of bomber

1
First recorded in 1910–15; bomb + -er1

Other words from bomber

  • su·per·bomb·er, noun

Words Nearby bomber

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How to use bomber in a sentence

  • Abruptly a bomber fell out of formation, tried to right itself, failed.

    The Lost Warship | Robert Moore Williams
  • The night bomber is very often a huge triplane, for the extra wing surface gives greater lifting power.

    The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard Smith
  • They practiced for months at bomber takeoff from a field the same length as the deck of a carrier which had never been done.

  • The Friedrichshafen bomber was not so large as the Gotha, but in many points of construction it resembled it.

    The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard Smith
  • The bomber vapor trails would be straight and the fighter trails would be above them back and forth across the blue sky.

British Dictionary definitions for bomber

bomber

/ (ˈbɒmə) /


noun
  1. a military aircraft designed to carry out bombing missions

  2. a person who plants bombs

  1. navy slang a Polaris submarine

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