warplane

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Recent Examples of warplane The ruins were spared direct attack, but the surrounding city of Tyre — where Hezbollah still enjoys wide support — took a pounding from Israeli warplanes. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024 As O'Grady spoke with The Associated Press, four Israeli warplanes flew at low altitude over Beirut while Nasrallah's coffin was paraded into the stadium. — Bassem Mroue, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025 The incident comes less than three weeks after American and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to shadow multiple Russian warplanes that were spotted in the Arctic. — Stephen Smith, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025 Thursday’s announcements did not specify the number of fighter jets transferred from the two NATO allies to Ukraine, but the country has to date had few Western warplanes in its fleet. — Brad Lendon, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warplane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warplane
  1. bomber
  2. jet
  3. seaplane
  4. fighter
  5. jetliner
Noun
  • Engels, which is used for launching missile strikes on Ukrainian territory, houses bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In addition, the Pentagon’s future stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, will have many of the same cutting edge technologies in advanced materials, AI, propulsion and stealth.
    — Tara Copp, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of bomber
Noun
  • At touchdown, the landing gear collapsed, the left wing separated from the fuselage, and a jet fuel leak ignited, triggering a runway fire as the plane rolled onto its back.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The incident came after other safety issues had been linked to Boeing's Max line of aircraft, heightening concerns about the jet's safety.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of jet
Noun
  • Located 70 miles off the coast of Key West, this remote national park is only accessible by ferry, seaplane, or personal boat.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Florida’s lake towns brim with charm, especially in Lake County, home to the antiquing magnet of Mt. Dora and nearby Tavares, where seaplanes splash down on regular flight-seeing outings with Jones Brothers Air & Seaplane Tours.
    — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of seaplane
Noun
  • Boeing and Lockheed Martin were competing to complete the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, CBS reported.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As with the last fighter aircraft design procurement in recent times, the Department of Defense was faced with a choice between awarding Boeing or Lockheed the contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance program, which will replace the Lockheed F-22 Raptor sometime in the 2030s.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of fighter
Noun
  • That same year, the British De Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jetliner, made its debut.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Onishi served as a commercial pilot in Japan, flying Boeing 767 jetliners, and Peskov is an experienced commercial 757 pilot.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of jetliner

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