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Examples of fighter in a Sentence
the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country
a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
Recent Examples of fighter from the Web
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Bekdil added that the F-35 would also buy Turkey precious time to develop its own first domestically made fighter jet: the TF-X.
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Trudeau said in Riga, adding that Canadian fighter jets would continue to take part in NATO air policing mission in the Baltic countries.
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Japan's fleet of fighter jets is a pillar of the country's defense.
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Among highlights this year will be Royal Air Force craft from World War I and II as well as early fighter jets and modern RAF aircraft.
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Perhaps the most striking example is Saab, Sweden’s defence firm, which created more than 100 agile teams, covering software, hardware and the fuselage, to build its Gripen fighter jet.
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Still, Canada suspended plans to spend billions of dollars on Boeing fighter jets, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed for Boeing to drop its complaint.
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Boeing was stunned five years ago when Brazil selected Sweden’s Saab AB in a $4.5 billion deal for 36 Gripen fighter jets over its own F/A-18 Super Hornets.
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This becomes especially important when special operations units are fighting with a coalition of different nations’ fighter jets providing support from on high.
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First Known Use of fighter
13th century
fighter Synonyms
Synonyms
dogface, legionary, legionnaire, man-at-arms, regular, serviceman, soldier, warrior;
Antonyms
Related Words
cavalier, cavalryman, cuirassier, dragoon;
doughboy, footman, foot soldier, infantryman;
artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, musketeer, rifleman;
GI, guardsman, militiaman, minuteman;
FIGHTER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of fighter for English Language Learners
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: a warrior or soldier
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: someone who does not give up : someone who continues fighting or trying
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: a fast airplane that has weapons for destroying enemy aircraft
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