FIGHTER AIRCRAFT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air

Synonyms:

attack aircraft; fighter; fighter aircraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fighter aircraft" is a kind of...):

aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)

military plane; warplane (an aircraft designed and used for combat)

Domain category:

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

interceptor (a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft)

kamikaze (a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II)

stealth fighter (a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs)