warplane

American  

[wawr-pleyn] / ˈwɔrˌpleɪn /

noun

1. an airplane designed for, or used in, warfare.

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warplane British  

/ ˈwɔːˌpleɪn /

noun

1. Also called (US): battle plane.  any aircraft designed for and used in warfare

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Etymology

Origin of warplane

First recorded in 1910–15; war ¹ + plane ¹

Example Sentences

Zubaidi, who has survived multiple assassination attempts, has kept a low profile since Saudi warplanes and pro-Saudi ground forces rolled back his advance in a matter of days.

From Barron's

Among the more than 150 U.S. warplanes that swarmed over Venezuela this past weekend was the Growler, a jet that attacks signals, not people.

From The Wall Street Journal

The operation required cooperation across military branches, and 150 warplanes flew from 20 locations throughout the Western Hemisphere.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US has sent its biggest military deployment in decades to the region, comprising of warplanes, thousands of troops, helicopters and the world's largest warship.

From BBC

That exercise came a day after Russian and Chinese warplanes conducted their own joint patrol around Japan’s southern islands.

From The Wall Street Journal