bomber jacket

noun

: a zippered usually leather jacket with front pockets and knitted cuffs and waistband

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The star also wore a colorful bomber jacket and added pink round sunglasses. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 The André x Elho capsule is part of the winter 2025-26 collection, whose novelties include a down version of Elho’s bomber jacket, anointed the Astro and boasting 90 percent recycled down and a high-quality ripstop fabric. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025 On chillier days, pair it with Chelsea boots, tights, and a boxy wool overcoat, or don a sheer silk top and cropped shearling bomber jacket for a look that’s equal parts sexy and edgy—ideal for date night in Paris. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025 Still somewhat under the influence of anesthesia, Arbaugh’s primary memory from that first encounter was complimenting Musk’s bomber jacket. Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bomber jacket

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bomber jacket was in 1940

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“Bomber jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber%20jacket. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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