combat plane (noun)

  • 1combat — 1 noun 1 (U) organized fighting, especially in a war: active/armed combat: These troops have very little experience of active combat. | in combat (with): Corporal Gierson was killed in combat. | combat mission/activity/unit etc: The women were… …

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  • 2combat ceiling — noun altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate • Syn: ↑service ceiling • Hypernyms: ↑ceiling …

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  • 3military plane — noun an aircraft designed and used for combat • Syn: ↑warplane • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 4bat|tle|plane — «BAT uhl PLAYN», noun. a combat aircraft; warplane …

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  • 5fighter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. combatant; boxer, prize fighter, pugilist, bruiser, pug (sl.). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who fights] Syn. contestant, disputant, contender, party to a quarrel, warrior, soldier, combatant,… …

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  • 6armed forces — noun the military forces of a nation (Freq. 6) their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …

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  • 7armed services — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Derivationally relat …

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  • 8military machine — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑war machine • Derivationally related fo …

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  • 9war machine — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine • Derivationally r …

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  • 10military vehicle — noun vehicle used by the armed forces (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑vehicle …

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