warplane

noun

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

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The Tuskegee Airmen, the first Black military aviators, and the WASPs, who ferried warplanes during WWII, have long been celebrated for their vital contributions to the . Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 The warplanes fly low and fast toward the front line, hugging the terrain to avoid detection by Russian air defense batteries. David Axe, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Footage showing a previously unseen Chinese warplane scrambled aviation geeks Thursday, with some joking the clips were the perfect Christmas present. Colin Demarest, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024 The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based monitoring group, said Israeli warplanes had targeted warehouses near Damascus, as well as other military sites in the countryside. Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 9 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 Feb. 2025.

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