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warplane

[ wawr-pleyn ]

noun

  1. an airplane designed for, or used in, warfare.


warplane

/ ˈɔːˌɪ /

noun

  1. any aircraft designed for and used in warfare Also called (US)battle plane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of warplane1

First recorded in 1910–15; war 1 + plane 1
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The injured were taken to local hospitals, which are hidden deep in the jungle to avoid air strikes from junta warplanes.

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There has been an influx in seriously wounded patients arriving at the clinic since last Sunday, when Israeli warplanes attacked al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City.

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The siege had caused a new famine by the time that Israel, acting with U.S. consent, torpedoed the ceasefire with dozens of simultaneous strikes by hundreds of warplanes.

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The RSF has deployed drones in Darfur, but the army has the warplanes - and regularly strikes RSF positions across the region.

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The country has received a number of US-made F-16s and French Mirage fighter jets, but the country's air force still largely relies on old Soviet-era warplanes – hardly a match for more advanced Russian aircraft.

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