an informal name for the Boeing B-17, an American long-range heavy bomber aeroplane developed in the late 1930s.
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| 释义 | society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > bomber > of specific manufacture (5) flying fortress1937 an informal name for the Boeing B-17, an American long-range heavy bomber aeroplane developed in the late 1930s. Stuka1940 A dive-bomber of the German air force, esp. as used in the war of 1939–45. Wimpey1942 Usually in form Wimpey. A Wellington bomber aeroplane. slang. hell's angel1943 U.S. colloquial. A nickname for a B-17 bomber or flying fortress aeroplane (see note in etymology); a squadron of these planes. Also in plural with… V-bomber1955 (see quot. 1955). |
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