What does "warplane" mean?

An aircraft designed for combat.

Warplane

Q: What is a synonym for "warplane"?

Common synonyms include: air superiority aircraft, aircraft, airplane, airplanes, attack aircraft, bombers.

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
An aircraft designed for combat.
2
an aircraft designed and used for combat wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

air superiority aircraft aircraft airplane airplanes attack aircraft bombers

Antonyms

All antonyms

attack aircraft bomber plane civilian aircraft nonmilitary aircraft

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"The small crowd at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park stood for a moment of silence at 8:15 a.m., the exact moment an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” was dropped from the U.S. warplane Enola Gay."

Etymology

From war + plane.

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