warplane

noun

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

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The United States has moved additional warplanes into the region. Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 China has delivered additional warplanes and drones to the junta to abet this effort. Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025 Russian warplanes were detected flying off the coast of Alaska and tracked by the U.S. military, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Tuesday. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025 Construction worker Mohamed had temporarily switched to eking out a living from nearby salt flats, because no building projects were launched with warplanes in the sky. Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warplane

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of warplane was circa 1911

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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warplane. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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