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BOMBER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bomber" is a kind of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
military plane; warplane (an aircraft designed and used for combat)
Meronyms (parts of "bomber"):
bomb rack (a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs)
cannon (heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bomber"):
dive bomber (a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target)
stealth bomber (a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar)
Instance hyponyms:
B-52 (United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber)
Derivation:
bomb (throw bombs at or attack with bombs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
bomber; Cuban sandwich; grinder; hero; hero sandwich; hoagie; hoagy; Italian sandwich; poor boy; sub; submarine; submarine sandwich; torpedo; wedge; zep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("bomber" is a kind of...):
sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person who plants bombs
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bomber" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
bomb (throw bombs at or attack with bombs)
