bombers

Aircraft carrying explosives

Bombers is the plural of bomber—an aircraft designed to drop bombs on targets, or a person who plants or delivers explosives.

A bomber jacket is a short, waist-length jacket originally worn by military pilots.

In American football slang, a bomber is a long pass: He threw a few bombers in the fourth quarter.

aircraft

B-52

Heavy strategic bomber

fuselage · cockpit · altitude · squadron · formation · sortie · mission · radar · jet · propeller

military

squadron

Military aviation unit

strategic · tactical · reconnaissance · deployment · airstrike · raid · target · payload · ordnance · munitions

attacker

terrorist

Violent political intimidator

militant · lone wolf · cell · plot · detonation · explosive · vest · IED · radicalized · attack

jacket

flight jacket

Aviator's insulated outerwear

streetwear · oversized · cropped · quilted · outerwear · fashion · patches · olive · black · satin

baseball

slugger

Powerful baseball batter

long ball · swing · bat · lineup · designated hitter · franchise · all-star · Ruth · Aaron · Sosa

Categories
Opposites
military aircraft role

bombersfighters

Those who engage physically

interceptors · fighter jets · reconnaissance planes · combat air patrol · tankers

military domain/platform

bomberssubmarines

Underwater naval vessels

battleships · ground forces · infantry · naval vessels · surface ships

destructive vs. protective military role

bombersair defense systems

Weapons intercepting airborne threats

anti-aircraft batteries · missile defense · civil defense · shelters · bunkers

Phrases
Family

bombed, bomber, bomber jacket, bomber jackets

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG