SINCE 1828
superbomber
noun
su·per·bomb·er
| \ ˌsü-pər-ˈbä-mər
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plural superbombers
Definition of superbomber
: a bomber (see bomber sense 1) that has a much greater payload, range, or maximum speed than a typical bomber
So pressing was the need for a long-range superbomber to attack Japan, the U.S. Army Air Forces had taken the unheard-of step of ordering 250 B-29s while the airplane was still only a plywood mock-up in Seattle.— Stephen Joiner
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