MILITARY PLANE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An aircraft designed and used for combat

Synonyms:

military plane; warplane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("military plane" 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:

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

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)