warplane

[wawr-pleyn]

noun

an airplane designed for, or used in, warfare.

Origin of warplane

First recorded in 1910–15; war¹ + plane¹

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Examples from the Web for warplane

Contemporary Examples of warplane

Later that night a warplane bombed Tel Rifat, destroying a house.
Syria’s Dying Revolution
Jamie Dettmer
December 20, 2012

Historical Examples of warplane

Yes, one of his own friends was already attacking the warplane.
Dastral of the Flying Corps
Rowland Walker
And the captain of the German warplane, he who died in my arms on the aerodrome near Contalmaison--he was there too.
Dastral of the Flying Corps
Rowland Walker

British Dictionary definitions for warplane

warplane

noun

any aircraft designed for and used in warfareAlso called (US): battle plane

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