B-29

[ bee-twen-tee-nahyn ]

noun

, U.S. Military.

, plural B-29's.

1. a heavy, long-range, four-engined bomber used during World War II.

Word History and Origins

Origin of B-29¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

When Chuck Yeager flew faster than the speed of sound in 1947, he was piloting a rocket-propelled craft, the X-1, that was dropped out of a B-29 bomber.

From Popular-Science

On October 14, 1947, a B-29 bomber dropped Chuck Yeager and his ride—the X-1—out of its bay and into the sky at 20,000 feet.

From Popular-Science