bomber jacket

noun

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

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The look was grounded with a crisp white shirt from Gap and layered with a vintage leather bomber jacket by London Fog. Essence, 9 May 2025 Her husband coordinated in his own Padres cap and bomber jacket. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 May 2025 Princess Kate, 43, dressed warm for the outdoorsy outing in a cozy cropped bomber jacket with turtleneck and skinny jeans (another beloved millennial trend), topped with a green tweed baker boy hat. Janine Henni, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Layering is perhaps the most French approach to styling, and one piece that’s perfect for shoulder season weather is a lightweight bomber jacket like this one on sale at Amazon for just $28. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bomber jacket

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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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 16 May. 2025.

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