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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
2: a person who plants bombs
3: 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 [syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1862 1. one that bombs; specifically an airplane designed for bombing 2. bomber jacket 3. a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an aircraft equipped to carry and drop bombs. 2 a person using bombs, esp. illegally. Phrases and idioms: bomber jacket a short leather or cloth jacket tightly gathered at the waist and cuffs.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(bombers) 1. A bomber is a military aircraft which drops bombs. ...a high speed bomber with twin engines. N-COUNT 2. Bombers are people who cause bombs to explode in public places. Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him. N-COUNT

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