B-1

[ bee-wuhn ]

noun

, plural B-1's.

1. a U.S. long-range bomber, having sweptback wings and a subsonic cruising speed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of B-1¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

There was a cruel irony in him being killed from above by an errant bomb dropped by an American B-1 bomber.

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