B-29

[ bee-twen-tee-nahyn ]

/ ˈbiˌtwɛn tiˈnaɪn /

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

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Also called B-29 Su·per·for·tress, Su·per·for·tress

[soo-per-fawr-tris], /ˈsu pərˌfɔr trɪs/, Su·per·fort

[soo-per-fawrt, -fohrt] /ˈsu pərˌfɔrt, -ˌfoʊrt/ .

First recorded in 1940–45

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.
DARPA’s new combat drones could catch a ride from other aircraft|Rob Verger|February 18, 2021|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.
Chuck Yeager has died at 97, but the legacy of his record-breaking flight lives on|Rob Verger|December 8, 2020|Popular Science
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
More, Queen B officially became the most Grammy-nominated woman of all time.
10 Biggest Grammy Award Snubs and Surprises: Meghan Trainor, Miley Cyrus & More|Kevin Fallon|December 5, 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.
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(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