B-29

[ bee-twen-tee-nahyn ]

noun,plural B-29's.U.S. Military.

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

Origin of B-29

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First recorded in 1940–45

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/ .

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How to use B-29 in a sentence

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.
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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

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