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bombardero

bomber

noun bohm-bahr-DEH-roh Rare

Also means

bombardier

Usage Note

Bombardero refers both to the aircraft (un bombardero estratégico — a strategic bomber) and, historically, to the artillery soldier who operated mortars or bombs. In modern military Spanish the aircraft sense is dominant. The word is masculine; there is no commonly used feminine form in the military-aircraft sense.

Examples

"El bombardero sobrevoló la zona."

Natural Translation

The bomber flew over the area.

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