warplane

noun

war·​plane ˈwȯr-ˌplān How to pronounce warplane (audio)
: a military airplane
specifically : one armed for combat

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The Signal chain episode also showed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the exact timings of warplane launches and when bombs would drop. Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 The Pentagon also ordered a second flotilla and sent additional warplanes to the region. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 The incident comes less than three months after American and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to shadow multiple Russian warplanes that were spotted in the Arctic. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025 The ministers also agreed to speed up the process involving the maintenance of U.S. warships and warplanes in Japan to strengthen and complement Japanese and U.S. defense industries. Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warplane

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of warplane was circa 1911

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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warplane. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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