bomber jacket

noun

: a zippered usually leather jacket with front pockets and knitted cuffs and waistband

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Loads of flannels or bomber jackets or saucy little polka-dot dresses with tights. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025 There are also leather blazers and bomber jackets (perfect for a rock festival), as well as trendy butter-yellow outerwear (perhaps for a bubblegum pop concert). Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2025 The star also sported a brown bomber jacket and massive fur shawl. Catherine Santino, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025 Gabriele also tweaked the familiar silhouette of a supple leather bomber jacket by introducing a sinuous panel to cover the zipper and render the item in a dense burgundy shade. WWD, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bomber jacket

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bomber jacket was in 1940

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“Bomber jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber%20jacket. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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