NOUN | artifact | military plane, warplane | an aircraft designed and used for combat |
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Meaning | An aircraft designed and used for combat. | |
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Synonym | warplane | |
Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Narrower | bomber | A military aircraft that drops bombs during flight |
fighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft | A high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy / enemy aircraft in the air | |
reconnaissance plane | A military airplane used to gain information about an enemy / enemy | |
Broader | heavier-than-air craft | A non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it |
military vehicle | vehicle used by the armed forces |
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