B-29
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of B-29
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Germany’s failed heavy-bomber program in World War II was probably more expensive than its entire tank production, while America’s B-29 Superfortress project consumed more resources than the development of the atomic bomb.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The name was not a reference to homosexuality, but was given to the B-29 bomber by the pilot in honor of his mother, Enola Gay Tibbets.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025
Let’s journey to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam, located 3,800 miles west of Hawaii and established in 1945 as a B-29 bomber base.
From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023
That Boeing B-29 bombers that would carry the bombs had already been assembled on Tinian Island, 1,500 miles south of Japan, and the military decision to use the bombs was preordained.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023
Truman also delivered a sterner warning to Stalin: The president sent a fleet of B-29 bombers to bases in England, the same type of aircraft that had dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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