warplane

[ wawr-pleyn ]

/ ˈwɔrˌpleɪn /

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noun

an airplane designed for, or used in, warfare.

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Origin of warplane

First recorded in 1910–15; war¹ + plane¹

Words nearby warplane

warping board, warping frame, warp knit, warp-knitted, warp knitting, warplane, war powers, War Production Board, warp speed, warpwise, warrant

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How to use warplane in a sentence

At night, when sirens announced incoming warplanes, Levi-Montalcini and her family would hurry out of their apartment, down a set of stairs, and then across the courtyard to another set of stairs that led to cellars.
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Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng, in response to the warplane drills, said that military tensions across the Taiwan Strait were at their most serious in more than 40 years.
China warns U.S. over reports that American forces are stationed in Taiwan|Christian Shepherd, Michael E. Miller|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
These elements are used in high-technology items like smartphones and flat-screen TVs, as well as military weapons systems like warplanes — and that makes them extremely valuable.
Tom Cotton’s big plan to “beat China,” explained|Alex Ward|February 19, 2021|Vox
The Raptor, which was developed and built for $66.7 billion, has been a controversial warplane.
$70 Billion Stealth Jet Finally Flies in Its First War|Dave Majumdar|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Later that night a warplane bombed Tel Rifat, destroying a house.
Syria’s Dying Revolution|Jamie Dettmer|December 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He lost his brother Joe in a downed warplane when he was 12 and his sister Kathleen to an air crash when he was 16.
Ted Kennedy Was No Victim|Gerald Posner|August 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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

/ (ˈwɔːˌpleɪn) /

noun

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

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