bomber
noun[C]
uk/ˈbɒm.ər/us/ˈbɑː.mɚ/bombernoun[C](PERSON)
B2
apersonwho usesbombs:
投弹手;投掷炸弹者Rajiv Gandhi isbelievedto have beenkilledby asuicidebomber(= apersonwhocarriesabombontheirbody).拉吉夫·甘地据信是被一名人体炸弹袭击者炸死的。
- Seventeenpeoplewerekilledthismorningby bombers whotargetedashoppingcentre.
- Terrorist bombersattackedthehotel,causingdevastationandlossoflife.
- How did the bombermanageto get through thesecuritybarrierwithout beingstopped?
- Policearesearchingfor a bomber whoplantedadeviceunder acarin Birmingham lastnight.
- Overnight, bombersattackedkeytargetsaround thecity.
Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- drone strike
- firebomb
- firebombing
- go off
- mine
- prime
- saturation bombing
- shelling
- shoot
- shootsomethingdown
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
bombernoun[C](AIRCRAFT)
C2
anaircraftthatdropsbombs:
轰炸机Theinvasiononlandwassupportedby bombers in theair.陆上入侵得到了空中轰炸机的支持。
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Air travel: aviation
- aerobatic
- aerodynamically
- aeronautic
- aeronautical
- air bridge
- air traffic control
- aircraft
- airlift
- airshow
- airspace
- aviation
- blind
- excess baggage
- flight path
- outfly
- overflight
- post-flight
- putsomething/someonedown
- setsomethingdown
- slipstream
bombernoun[C](BEER CONTAINER)
[C]USinformal
alargebeerbottlethatholds22 USfluidounces(approximately650 ml):
Wesatat thebarand got bombers ofbeerput infrontof us.
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growler
Containers for liquids and gases
- aerosol
- amphora
- bottle
- bucket
- canister
- churn
- growler
- hip flask
- hot-water bottle
- hottie
- howler
- oxygen tank
- siphon
- sprayer
- squeeze bottle
- stoup
- stubby
- Thermos
- tin can
- tinnie