A bomber is a military aircraft which drops bombs.
...a high speed bomber with twin engines.
2. countable noun
Bombers are people who cause bombs to explode in public places.
Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.
bomber in British English
(ˈbɒmə)
noun
1.
a military aircraft designed to carry out bombing missions
2.
a person who plants bombs
3. navy slang
a Polaris submarine
bomber in American English
(ˈbɑmər)
noun
1.
an airplane designed for dropping bombs
2.
a person who uses bombs, as for illegal purposes
Examples of 'bomber' in a sentence
bomber
The bombers died carrying out their evil deeds and are unable to repent.
The Sun (2006)
It had two engines and was clearly one of the returning German bombers.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
He turned back and while swinging round saw the silhouettes of two German bombers crossing the moon.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The German bombers still caused appalling damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He reasoned that gunners would not target the bomber with a German fighter plane alongside.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Word lists with
bomber
types of aircraft, types of aircraft
All related terms of 'bomber'
car bomber
someone who hides a bomb under or in a car
dive bomber
You can refer to a plane that flies down low over a place in order to drop bombs on it as a dive bomber .
bomber jacket
A bomber jacket is a short jacket which is gathered into a band at the waist or hips .
bomber pilot
the pilot of a bomber
heavy bomber
a large plane capable of carrying heavy bomb loads for long distances, esp. at high altitudes
light bomber
a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances , esp. one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 lb. (45,000 kg)
medium bomber
a moderately large airplane capable of carrying large bomb loads for moderate distances at medium altitudes , esp. one having a gross loaded weight of 100,000 to 250,000 lb. (45,000 to 113,000 kg)
water bomber
an aircraft with special tanks for holding water that can be dropped on forest fires
Bomber Command
a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to tactical and strategic bombing during World War II and the first decades of the Cold War
fighter-bomber
a high-performance aircraft that combines the roles of fighter and bomber
homicide bomber
a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion
Stealth bomber
a type of US military aircraft using advanced technology to render it virtually undetectable to sight , radar , or infrared sensors
suicide bomber
A suicide bomber is a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion.
petrol bomb
A petrol bomb is a simple bomb consisting of a bottle full of petrol with a cloth in it that is lit just before the bottle is thrown.
Chinese translation of 'bomber'
bomber
(ˈbɔməʳ)
n(c)
(Aviat) 轰(轟)炸机(機) (hōngzhàjī) (架, jià)
(= terrorist) 投放炸弹(彈)的人 (tóufàng zhàdàn de rén) (个(個), gè)