fighter plane

collocation in English

meaningsoffighterandplane

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fighter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfaɪ.tər/us
/ˈfaɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone who fights in a battle or in a physical fight against ...
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plane
noun[C]
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
;
a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or ...
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(Definition offighterandplanefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Tobey thought a player could get bored flying an advancedfighterplane, and might want to play a game.
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At that rate, it takes three men working on afighterplane45 hours a week, 2½months.
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The same day, she witnessed afighterplanefrom the carrier splash into the water dead ahead and quickly managed to rescue the pilot.
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The title is a play on the card-playing term ace in the hole and the flying ace who would pilot afighterplane.
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The left-hand panel shows afighterplanefiring a rocket that, in the right-hand panel, hits a second plane which explodes in flames.
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He was credited with eleven aerial victories, piloting no fewer than four different types offighterplane.
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The song ends suddenly, mid-guitar-solo, with the sound of a crashingfighterplane.
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The player finds him hiding aboard a ship in the harbor that housed hisfighterplanecollection.
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It is found on military bases that havefighterplanetarmacs on them.
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His skillfully led attack enabled his flight to destroy 4 other twin-engine aircraft and afighterplane.
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One design was of afighterplane, and another was a pink castle scene.
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The aircraft proved hard to fly and land by many pilots due to its short wings, high landing speeds, andfighterplanemaneuverability.
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They both found a source of literary inspiration in their profession, and they both died, at about the same age, flying afighterplane.
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A disadvantage to semiactive homing was that only one target could be illuminated by the launchingfighterplaneat a time.
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The equipment of the player'sfighterplanewill be increasing as he continues to play the game.
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The pilot then gets afighterplaneand heads to a group of islands to begin his vigilant revenge.
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The original cassette version had afighterplaneillustration on its cover, believed to be in reference to the band's name.
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Upon their return to base, thefighterplanewent into a spin at 1,200 meters because the left elevator jammed.
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It was built in the shape of an arm and hand squeezing afighterplane.
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Where bomber pilots could wear their dress uniforms as flight gear, fighter pilots needed a uniform that functioned in the tight confines of the typicalfighterplanecockpit.
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The difficulty is that our fighter planes—the single-engined machines—can only remain in the air for somewhere about two hours.
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