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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of bomber
Example Sentences
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Bush in 1944 after he was shot down in the Pacific Ocean as a World War II Navy bomber pilot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Northrop Grumman plans to spend $200 million more to increase production of its B-21 stealth bomber, an investment that threatens to crimp near-term profits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
They join a fleet of US military planes now stationed at the base after a B-1 Lancer bomber arrived on Friday evening, followed by two more on Saturday.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
On Friday, a US B-1 bomber was seen landing at RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
“The Empire State Building has been the location of dozens of movies, the reception site of foreign dignitaries, and even had a World War Two bomber crash into the seventy-ninth floor in 1945.”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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