warplane

noun

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

Examples of warplane in a Sentence

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In Gaza, Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes, and Palestinian authorities said at least 101 people, including 58 women and children, had been killed since the deal was announced. Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025 At least half a million Syrians were killed during the war, most of them in airstrikes carried out by Syrian warplanes and helicopters or in prison under torture or in mass executions, according to Syrian human rights groups. Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 This is the vehicle that was targeted by Israeli warplanes in front of Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip where five Palestinian journalists were inside. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 The great warplane evacuation may have saved valuable airframes from destruction in the recent drone bombardment. David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 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 23 Jan. 2025.

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