bomber jacket

noun

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

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Here, turn to Abadia’s bubblegum button-up in a sumptuous silk with Proenza Schouler’s slouchy leather bomber jacket and a pair of wide-leg blue jeans from Agolde. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025 That day came and went with no album, but by September 14, Narcissist merch was available on his website: masks, bomber jackets, and even a $5,000 helmet. Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 Thom Sweeney made a fantastic buff-colored bomber jacket, which would look great layered with Connolly’s army-green Italian-silk blouson. Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2025 Paired with a matching green tweed bomber jacket, brown Aran knit and her signature skinny jeans, the royal was clearly in full country mode—not unlike when she was photographed near her home in Norfolk for the cover for British Vogue back in 2016. Emily Chan, Vogue, 14 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.

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