warplane

noun

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

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Deir ez-Zor was also heavily bombed by Russian warplanes, which had been called in to help Assad’s troops. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israeli warplanes struck Jenin and that Israeli forces, including sharpshooters and armored vehicles, were surrounding the city’s refugee camp and stopping ambulances from entering. Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025 In Gaza itself, Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes, and Palestinian authorities said late on Thursday that at least 86 people were killed in the day after the truce was unveiled. Andrew Mills, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025 Overnight on Friday, Israeli warplanes bombed Syrian defense research sites near Aleppo, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group. Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 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 8 Feb. 2025.

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