long-range bomber
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflong-rangeandbomber
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long-range
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈlɒŋ.reɪndʒ/us/ˈlɑːŋ.reɪndʒ/
made for a long period of time that will last into ...
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bomber
noun[C]
uk/ˈbɒm.ər/us/ˈbɑː.mɚ/
a person who ...
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(Definition oflong-rangeandbomberfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Again, we have heard of the importance of maintaining along-rangebomberforce.
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Last year it built 10 nuclear submarines to join the forces, 50long-rangebomberplanes and 500 fighter planes.
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We have never, until now, been able to start to rebuild along-rangebomberforce.
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She is developing a powerfullong-rangebomberforce.
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They would begin by buying a highly sophisticated, extremely expensivelong-rangebomberwith a nuclear capacity.
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It has never been proved, nor can any expert in the world tell us, that the fighter is a defence against thelong-rangebomber.
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They are also developing along-rangebomberto be in service in 2005.
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It must be the foundation of our newlong-rangebomberforce.
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Now let us have a word about thelong-rangebomber.
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That should be our contribution to thelong-rangebomberprogramme.
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I do not at all share his optimism about thelong-rangebomberalways getting through.
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That is why we want to be efficient because we may be out of the range of help of thelong-rangebomber.
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It must not be forgotten that thelong-rangebombercan be used for short-range work, but that the short-range bomber cannot be used for long-range work.
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The machine turned out to be the world's bestlong-rangebomber—and back we were again at the old business of developing aircraft entirely for war.
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The engine for a fighter alone is of 2,000 horse-power, and now comes thelong-rangebomber, with four engines of 1,100 horse-power each—75,000 man-hours in the machine alone.
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With their students, they developed a theory of warfare that invoked the superiority of thelong-rangebomberover all other types of aircraft.
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Several squadrons used this version to providelong-rangebomberescort.
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