noun
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a military aircraft designed to carry out bombing missions
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a person who plants bombs
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slang navy a Polaris submarine
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In March, small drones flew over Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, home to many B-52 bombers as well as the Global Strike Command, which oversees America’s bomber fleet and its intercontinental-ballistic missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"But actually using it as a bomber base is a bit worrying."
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Dressed in a camouflage bomber jacket, his eyes continued to linger on the magnified view of the downtown skyline as he spoke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“We’ve all just heard rumors,” said Justin Grieve, one of two pilots to eject from the B-2 stealth bomber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Käthe’s gone back to Alsace and I’m waiting for the moon again—everything in place and we’ve had confirmation of a bomber flypast planned for Sat. night—whether or not Op.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
It is also a blow for the U.K.’s reputation: The U.S. has been launching heavy bombers from Fairford since World War II.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
For big bombers, where inside storage might not be feasible, they could be based somewhere harder to get to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Amid ongoing U.S. concerns about security, all the bombers were abruptly flown out of the base last weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Whitehall sources have not disputed that the decision from Washington to remove the bombers was in response to the incident at the airbase in Gloucestershire.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
It had happened when she and five other Soviet fighter pilots had flown into battle against a swarm of three dozen German bombers and fighters.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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