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
New bomber planes roared overhead in flight tests.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
As French firefighters struggle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory with just 12 aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks along half a world away in a Canadian factory.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
That includes B-1 bombers currently staged in the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The type of slow, steady grooming Anya describes is designed to avoid triggering the target's sense of danger, "like stealth bombers are designed just to go under the radar", says the psychologist Quinn-Cirillo.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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
From there, the orders would be relayed to bombers, submarines, and missile bases.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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