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bomber

/ˈbɑmɚ/

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What does bomber mean?

noun

  1. A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
  2. A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
  3. Ellipsis of bomber jacket.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. (slang) A 22-ounce beer bottle.
  2. Ellipsis of graffiti bomber.
  3. (slang) A large cannabis cigarette.

adjective

  1. (slang) Completely solid and secure, usually referring to some form of protective gear.

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/ˈbɑmɚ/

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The giant twin-engined Handley-Page bomber was tried out, proved efficient, and justly considered better than anything of its kind that had previously taken the field.
Evelyn Charles Vivian; W. Lockwood (William Lockwood) MarshA History of AeronauticsProject Gutenberg ebook #874
One afternoon while scientists were busily setting up test instruments in the desert, the tail gunner of a low flying B-29 bomber spotted some grazing antelopes and opened up with his twin.50-caliber machine guns.
National Atomic Museum (U.S.)Trinity SiteProject Gutenberg ebook #277