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WARPLANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An aircraft designed and used for combat
Synonyms:
military plane; warplane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("warplane" is a kind of...):
heavier-than-air craft (a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it)
military vehicle (vehicle used by the armed forces)
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 "warplane"):
bomber (a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight)
attack aircraft; fighter; fighter aircraft (a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air)
reconnaissance plane (a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy)
