warplane

noun

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

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The next day, Israel said its warplanes struck 1,600 Hezbollah targets, destroying cruise missiles, long- and short-range rockets and attack drones, including weapons concealed in private homes. Melanie Lidman, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024 While not directly comparable, the spike in Chinese warplanes on Monday superseded the previous daily record in September 2023, when 103 Chinese military aircraft were detected operating around Taiwan in a 24-hour span. Wayne Chang, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024 While Israel largely refrained from striking Beirut during the first 10 months of the war, Israeli warplanes have been attacking the Lebanese capital on a near-daily basis since the IDF launched its air and ground offensive against Hezbollah. NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024 Smoke rises as damage occurred in the surrounding buildings as a boy is seen on the wreckage following Israeli warplanes targeted the Dahiyeh area in Beirut, Lebanon on September 28, 2024. Natasha Turak, CNBC, 30 Sep. 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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