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bomber

[bom-er] / ˈbɒm ər /
NOUN
bombing airplane
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NOUN
terrorist
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In March, small drones flew over Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, home to many B-52 bombers as well as the Global Strike Command, which oversees America’s bomber fleet and its intercontinental-ballistic missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"But actually using it as a bomber base is a bit worrying."

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Thursday’s meeting will be heavy on pageantry, including a lavish state dinner and a flyover of a B-2 stealth bomber and F-22 Raptor jet fighters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Recently, I’ve been interested in the reinventions of utilitarian clothing, such as bomber jackets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“What’s a captured lad from a bomber crew going to know about a wrecked reconnaissance aircraft?”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

For big bombers, where inside storage might not be feasible, they could be based somewhere harder to get to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In March, small drones flew over Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, home to many B-52 bombers as well as the Global Strike Command, which oversees America’s bomber fleet and its intercontinental-ballistic missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But on Sunday, it emerged the US had pulled its bombers out of the base and returned them to America.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Amid ongoing U.S. concerns about security, all the bombers were abruptly flown out of the base last weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In one highly coordinated operation, the United States would launch weapons from bombers, submarines, and missile bases in America and Western Europe.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


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