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bomber
has definitions from the fields of military,transportation,food
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[ noun ] (military,transportation) a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
Used in print (Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)Another example is the recent cancellation of the F-108 , a long range interceptor with a speed three_times as great as the speed of sound , which was designed for use against manned bombers in the period of the mid 1960 's . The substantial progress being made in ballistic_missile technology is rapidly shifting the main threat from manned bombers to missiles . This project was started at a time when there was a critical need for a high energy fuel to provide an extra margin of range for high performance aircraft , particularly our heavy bombers . The first capability is represented by a combination of manned bombers , carrier based aircraft , and intercontinental and intermediate range missiles . One of the important and difficult decisions which had to be made in this budget concerned the role of the B-70 , a long range supersonic bomber . Related terms airplane military_plane B-52 dive_bomber stealth_bomber cannon bomb_rack military |
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[ noun ] (food) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
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