SINCE 1828
torpedo bomber
nounDefinition of torpedo bomber
: a military airplane designed to carry torpedoes
— called also torpedo plane
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American dive and torpedo bombers joined in on the attack on the Hiei, which was so badly damaged she was scuttled after the battle. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Sunken Japanese World War II Battleship Discovered Off Solomon Islands," 7 Feb. 2019 Hornet typically carried a mixed air group consisting of up to 72 aircraft including Wildcat fighters, SBD Dauntless dive bombers, and TBD Devastator torpedo bombers. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Explorers Discover the Wreck of the Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet, Sunk in World War II," 12 Feb. 2019 The modest Hermes was just 600 feet long and carried just 15 Swordfish torpedo bombers. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "As It Begins Its Second Century, Is the Aircraft Carrier Obsolete?," 5 Nov. 2018 He was assigned to fly torpedo bombers off aircraft carriers in the Pacific theater. — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, "‘I thought I was done’: George H.W. Bush faced death at 20 during WWII," 23 Apr. 2018 He was assigned to fly torpedo bombers off aircraft carriers in the Pacific theater. — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, "‘I thought I was done’: George H.W. Bush faced death at 20 during WWII," 23 Apr. 2018 He was assigned to fly torpedo bombers off aircraft carriers in the Pacific theater. — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, "‘I thought I was done’: George H.W. Bush faced death at 20 during WWII," 23 Apr. 2018 He was assigned to fly torpedo bombers off aircraft carriers in the Pacific theater. — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, "‘I thought I was done’: George H.W. Bush faced death at 20 during WWII," 23 Apr. 2018 He was assigned to fly torpedo bombers off aircraft carriers in the Pacific theater. — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, "‘I thought I was done’: George H.W. Bush faced death at 20 during WWII," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'torpedo bomber.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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