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: a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball
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His father was a bombardier-navigator who was among the first American bombers during World War II to land at Soviet airfields to refuel and rearm, enabling the Allies to reach distant German targets.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The Air Force views HACM as a key future capability because its smaller size could allow deployment from a variety of aircraft, including bombers and fighter jets.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
There is a country that has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and strategic bombers.
—Lim Hui Jie,joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 31 May 2026
The British used radar to spot incoming German bombers, but they were frustrated that the radar could also see rain.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The Air Force views HACM as a key future capability because its smaller size could allow deployment from a variety of aircraft, including bombers and fighter jets.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
There is a country that has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and strategic bombers.
—Lim Hui Jie,joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 31 May 2026
The British used radar to spot incoming German bombers, but they were frustrated that the radar could also see rain.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026
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“Bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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bomber
noun
bomb·er
ˈbäm-ər 
: one that bombs
especially
: an airplane designed for dropping bombs
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