- warplane
- noun Date: circa 1911 a military airplane; specifically one armed for combat
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
warplane
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warplane — ► NOUN ▪ an aircraft designed and equipped to engage in air combat or to drop bombs … English terms dictionary
warplane — [wôr′plān΄] n. any airplane for use in war … English World dictionary
warplane — [[t]wɔ͟ː(r)pleɪn[/t]] warplanes also war plane N COUNT A warplane is an aircraft that is designed to be used for fighting, for example to attack other aircraft or to drop bombs … English dictionary
warplane — /wawr playn /, n. an airplane designed for, or used in, warfare. [1910 15; WAR1 + PLANE1] * * * … Universalium
warplane — noun An aircraft designed for combat … Wiktionary
warplane — n. airplane used in war … English contemporary dictionary
warplane — noun an aircraft designed and equipped to engage in air combat or to drop bombs … English new terms dictionary
warplane — war•plane [[t]ˈwɔrˌpleɪn[/t]] n. mil a military aircraft, esp. one equipped for combat • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
warplane — /ˈwɔpleɪn/ (say wawplayn) noun US an aeroplane for warfare. {war + plane1} …
warplane — noun an aircraft designed and used for combat • Syn: ↑military plane • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
