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[ bee-sev-uhn-teen ] / ˈbiˌsɛv ənˈtin /
noun, plural B-17's.U.S. Military.a heavy bomber with four radial piston engines, widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Air Force in World War II. Also called B-17 Fly·ing For·tress, Fly·ing For·tress [flahy-ing fawr-tris] /ˈflaɪ ɪŋ ˈfɔr trɪs/ . Origin of B-17First recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby B-17azygos vein, azygous, azyme, b, B-1, B-17, B-29, B2B, B2C, B2E, B2G Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for B-17They calmed down when Cronkite informed them his ass had been over the Channel and back in a B-17. The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day|Timothy M. Gay|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST Freddy snorted, and glanced out the port at the broad expanse of sun-flooded Indian Ocean beneath the wings of the B-17. Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal|Robert Sydney Bowen The B-17 bombers, however, were heavily armed and could defend themselves fairly well. The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson Of course, the B-36 is much more complicated to build than the B-17, and far more expensive. State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman|Harry S. Truman
We used to think that the B-17 was a huge plane, and the blockbuster it carried a huge load. State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman|Harry S. Truman Alfred Jocque was in the bunk next to me and he was the bombadier on a B-17 that was shot down. The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
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