warplane

noun

war·​plane ˈwȯr-ˌplān 

: a military airplane

specifically : one armed for combat

Examples of warplane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Burning Down The House Drones like Ukraine’s Fire Point FP-1 carry much smaller payloads than missiles or warplanes. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

According to Centcom, there are now 50,000 troops in the region, along with 20 naval warships and hundreds of warplanes. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Five years ago, Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs in the Black Sea to force the British destroyer HMS Defender out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claimed as its territorial waters. — ABC News, 16 June 2026

The modern stadium spectacle is rife with enormous flags, salutes to service members, and flyovers by supersonic warplanes. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for warplane

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• biplane
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign