bombernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɒm.ər/us/ˈbɑː.mɚ/bomber noun [ C ] (PERSON)
B2 a person who uses bombs:
Rajiv Gandhi is believed to have been killed by a suicide bomber (= a person who carries a bomb on their body).
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- Seventeen people were killed this morning by bombers who targeted a shopping centre.
- Terrorist bombers attacked the hotel, causing devastation and loss of life.
- How did the bomber manage to get through the security barrier without being stopped?
- Police are searching for a bomber who planted a device under a car in Birmingham last night.
- Overnight, bombers attacked key targets around the city.
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Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitz
- detonator
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- firebomb
- first strike
- go off
- mine
- saturation bombing
- shoot
- shoot sth down
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
- strike home idiom
- torpedo
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bomber noun [ C ] (AIRCRAFT)
C2 an aircraft that drops bombs:
The invasion on land was supported by bombers in the air.
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Air travel: aviation
- aerial
- aero-
- aerobatics
- Air Miles
- air-dash
- airlift
- airspeed
- baggage allowance
- bail
- bank
- buzz
- crash-land
- FAA
- flight
- flight simulator
- fly
- glide
- lane
- slipstream
- throttle
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