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bomber jacket

American  

noun

bomber jackets plural
  1. a jacket, often made of leather with ribbed trim, resembling those worn by World War II bomber crews.


bomber jacket British  

noun

  1. a short jacket finishing at the waist with an elasticated band, usually having a zip front and cuffed sleeves

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Oasis's Noel Gallagher kept it simple on the red carpet, wearing a khaki green bomber jacket.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

At a backyard disco party he threw recently, Zuckerberg wore a sequin floral bomber jacket over a drapey shirt unbuttoned to the mid-stomach.

From Salon Nov. 9, 2024

As if those weren’t enough, our hero in training also sports a bomber jacket conspicuously embroidered with angel wings.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2024

There’s a pair of skinny corduroys for $120, a leather bomber jacket for $175 and a body hugger of a midi dress for $99.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2022

He folded his long legs and balanced his arms on his knees, bunching his bomber jacket up around his ears.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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