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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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Cristiano, who appeared in court dressed in a black and gold bomber jacket and blue jeans and who followed proceedings through an Italian interpreter, showed no reaction as the sentence was handed down.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2026

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

Charlie is often seen wearing a brown leather bomber jacket with a pair of black skinny jeans, a pair of aviator sunglasses, and a vintage Western silver-buckle belt.

From Salon Mar. 11, 2023

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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