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bomber

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Airforce, Weapons
bomb·er /ˈbɒmə $ ˈbɑːmər/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1. PMPa plane that carries and drops bombs 轰炸机2. PMWsomeone who hides a bomb somewhere in order to destroy something 放置炸弹的人
Examples from the Corpus
bomberKnowing that it would call up the fighter bombers, the convoy scattered into whatever cover could be found.But it was unlucky 13 when he took off from an airfield in Yorkshire in a Halifax bomber.His heavy gold rings and his bomber jacket and his wide-foot stance had added up to a man of experience in my eyes.Gentlemen, you could very well be using this gravel strip as an emergency landing field for huge bombers.What is left of the bombers is their upper torsos, their heads and their faces.Three of the admiral's aides, along with the bomber, also died in the attack.
bomb·er nounChineseSyllable
bombs Corpus and a drops carries that plane


bomber
bomber /ˈbɒmə $ ˈbɑːmər/ noun [countable]
1. a plane that carries and drops bombs
2. someone who hides a bomb somewhere in order to destroy something
     
THESAURUS
■ military planes
    bomber a plane that carries and drops bombs: The town was attacked by US and British bombers.
    fighter (plane) a small fast military plane that can destroy other planes: The plane was shot down by enemy fighters. | He was a fighter pilot during the war.
    warplane a military plane that is used for fighting in the air or for dropping bombs: The area had been bombed by US warplanes.


bomb·erBrE /ˈbɒmə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːmər/ 🔊 nouna plane that carries and drops bombs 轰炸机

aircraft, bomber, drone, fighter, helicopter, jet, jump jet, parachute, pilot, warplane

a person who puts a bomb somewhere illegally 非法放置炸弹者