bomber jacket

noun

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

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The Rolling Stones frontman wore a pink bomber jacket over a gray shirt and a pair of blue slacks. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025 Nye wore the navy oversized Olympic constellation bomber jacket courtesy of Thom Browne on the runway. Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025 Turner, 34, wore straight-legged trousers, a t-shirt, and a bomber jacket. Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025 Nicholas Hoult continues his impeccable style run at the Burberry Winter 2025 show during London Fashion Week on Feb. 24. 07 of 120 Everything's Coming Up Rosie Rosie Huntington-Whiteley pairs her Burberry tartan with a bright red bomber jacket for London Fashion Week on Feb. 24. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 25 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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