B-52

Examples

• All

• Squadrons of American B-52 bombers have been arriving at U. S. bases in Turkey...

  Threads (1984)

• The Air Force plans to keep the B-52 flying for perhaps 45 more years, according to Smith.

  Academic text (2005)

• A B-52 bomber was loaded with nuclear weapons by mistake

  Countdown to Zero (2010)

• Your air support comes from B-52s at 35,000 feet.

  12 Strong (2018)

• The Air Force still flies the B-52 bombers, the last of which was built in 1962.

  Academic text (2017)

• Many craters, caused mostly by the B-52 bombers, have been filled in by hand or with heavy equipment.

  Academic text (1990)

• A single B-52 dropped its entire load on Neak Luong.

  The Killing Fields (1984)

• Her sister, Rachel, is a navigator on B-52 Stratofortress aircraft with the U.S. Air Force.

  Blog text (11)

• The mangroves also suffered extensive bombing, mostly by B-52 Stratofortresses.

  Academic text (1990)

• Two days later, another B-52 bomber conducted a training mission in the South China Sea.

Synonyms

B

bomber

vsB-52

214 3.7

A military plane that carries and drops bombs

is a specific large US type made for long range bombing missions

W

warplane

vsB-52

• Specialized

36 4.8

A plane built to fight in war

is narrower, naming a single large long range bombing aircraft rather than any combat plane

B

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

vsB-52

• Specialized

9.1

A large jet military plane that flies long distances to drop bombs

is the official formal name for the same aircraft

Surface Forms

Etymology