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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The first DHC-515 -- the modernized version of the water bomber -- will go to Greece, Cote said, "in early 2028."
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Swire believes Megrahi is innocent, even befriending the convicted bomber up until his death in 2012.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Walking down a brightly lighted factory floor, Graham inspected rows of heavy Vampire bomber drones—known to Russian troops as “Baba Yaga,” after witchlike figures in Slavic folklore—and smaller Shrike attack drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Another area of inquiry was the idea that the bomber had a grudge against the Port Authority, whose facilities had endured years of threats.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 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
But priceless hours were lost Saturday with the wind keeping dozens of water bombers from operating.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, Ford dismissed criticism of his government's handling of the fires, noting that over 150 fire crews are on the ground battling the blaze, along with over 80 water bombers and helicopters.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Even if air resources are deployed, some fires have become so large and intense that water bombers are unlikely to put them out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching heatwave keeps the capital in its grip.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
In France, the German Army was marching toward the capital, backed by Luftwaffe bombers.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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