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    WARPLANE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An aircraft designed and used for combatplay

    Synonyms:

    military plane; warplane

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("warplane" is a kind of...):

    heavier-than-air craft (a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it)

    military vehicle (vehicle used by the armed forces)

    Domain category:

    armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warplane"):

    bomber (a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight)

    attack aircraft; fighter; fighter aircraft (a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air)

    reconnaissance plane (a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy)

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