Thesaurus results for WARPLANE

warplane

noun

as in bomber

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Recent Examples of warplane Rare earths are key inputs in weapons platforms such as the F-35 warplane as well as consumer products like electric vehicles and smartphones. —

Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 In the three months since U.S. and Israeli warplanes struck three main nuclear facilities in Iran, satellite photos from Maxar indicate significant construction activity at Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La, or Pickaxe Mountain, which was not targeted in the air war. —

Dan De Luce, NBC news, 27 Sep. 2025 This refers to the 2015 incident in which a Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24M bomber which had violated its airspace for 17 seconds in the first time a NATO member had downed a Russian warplane since the Korean War. —

Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Russian warplanes breach Estonian airspace Three Russian fighter jets crossed into Estonian airspace Friday, in another serious breach of NATO territory after Russia’s aerial incursion into Romania and Poland last week. —

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The missiles were fired at the facility – a key airfield for the US’ heavy bomber fleet in the Indian Ocean, and around 2,370 miles from Iran’s coast - but neither of them struck the base, the official said.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
While her feet were firmly planted on the white linoleum floor at Nelson County High School, suspended from the ceiling tiles above the Air Force Junior ROTC cadet’s head were model airplanes of stealth bombers and fighter jets.

— Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026