B-1

[ bee-wuhn ]

/ ˈbiˈwʌn /

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noun, plural B-1's.

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

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Origin of B-1

First recorded in 1970–75

The Air Force has enough MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says|Dave Majumdar|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
John B. Stetson was born in 1830 in New Jersey, the son of a hat maker.
My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just another example of a guy in a John B. Stetson hat saving the day.
My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Liz G., one half of “Publizity” [the other half of which, Liz B, is played by Jenny Slate] is one of the best on the show.
The Zany Shades of Nick Kroll|Abby Haglage|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Army B-squad players who fail to make it onto the varsity team after a year or two usually quit football.
A West Point MVP Who Never Played a Down|Nicolaus Mills|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The usual forms are: (a) Ammoniomagnesium phosphate crystals; (b) acid calcium phosphate crystals; and (c) amorphous phosphates.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Aunty Rosa sat him upon a table and told him that A B meant ab.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling