warplane

noun

war·​plane ˈwȯr-ˌplān How to pronounce warplane (audio)
Synonyms of warplanenext
: a military airplane
specifically : one armed for combat

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Two drones were intercepted by British Typhoon and F-35 warplanes that were scrambled from the air base later that day. Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Iran was clearly prepared, especially after the Twelve-Day War, last June, when the President ordered B-2 stealth warplanes to drop bunker-busting bombs on nuclear facilities in Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan. Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026 On Tuesday, Israeli warplanes bombed the Assembly building in the city of Qom. David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026 Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and Tehran as Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on the seventh day of the war. Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warplane

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of warplane was in 1910

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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warplane. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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