Thesaurus results for TORPEDO BOMBER

torpedo bomber

noun

Definition of torpedo bomber

as in rocket plane

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Recent Examples of torpedo bomber His plane of choice hasn't changed – the TBM Avenger, the Navy's main torpedo bomber during World War II, particularly in the Pacific theater. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 15 May 2026 Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023 The TriState Warbird Museum will bring in a P-51 Mustang, a fighter aircraft escort to the slower B-17 and B-25 bombers; and a Navy Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, a torpedo bomber, said David O’Maley, president of the museum. — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 3 June 2021 Franzke, who loved to jitterbug as a kid, served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945, flying Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers off the carrier USS Saginaw Bay in the Pacific. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for torpedo bomber

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Virgin decided to move on to the Delta-class program after completing 12 flights to the edge of space—above 80 km or 50 miles, as defined by the US government—with the previous-generation VSS Unity rocket plane.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
These lower operating expenses are tied to Virgin Galactic's decision to suspend operations of its VSS Unity suborbital rocket plane last year to focus investment into a new series of suborbital spacecraft known as Delta-class ships.

— Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025

Definition of rocket plane

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The crash comes a little over a month after a B-52 bomber crashed on Edwards Air Force Base, leaving eight dead.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Bieber reached for loafers and socks for a preppy spin, grounded by an oversized leather bomber—an easy outfit formula for daily rotation.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 30 July 2026

Definition of bomber

Noun

Today, while a new generation of supersonic transports is under development, civilian aviation is consigned to speeds below that of sound, though some business jets can go over Mach 9-and-a-bit.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
In the 1960s, the federal government also poured resources into developing a supersonic transport plane.

— Made by History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025

Definition of supersonic transport

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Farewell to the ‘jump jet’ The US Marine Corps on Wednesday retired the AV-8B Harrier II, the vertical takeoff and landing jet that’s been an icon of Marine aviation for 55 years.

— Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
By 2019, those Essex F-35Bs flew twice as much as its predecessor, the AV-8B Harrier jump jet, had on previous deployments.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

Definition of jump jet

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While taxiing on the water, the seaplane reportedly veered left and failed to respond to corrective efforts before striking a dock and sinking in approximately 100 feet of water.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Nick Pavlakis, a boat operator, was nearby at the time and rushed to help evacuate the seaplane passengers and crew.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of seaplane

Noun

Earlier this week, Toney shared a photo on his Instagram story from inside a private jet.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Footage released by the company shows the twin-engine jet rolling down the runway under its own power as engineers assess braking, steering, engine response and ground handling.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of jet

Noun

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, 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

Definition of warplane

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