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Meanings of warplane in English

An aircraft designed and used for combat.

Usage of warplane in English
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The grade inflation comes at a critical time for the new warplane.
Wired
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In every other category of warplane, the population is pretty much stable.
Wired
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Japan, Israel and South Korea have also placed orders for the warplane.
Reuters
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Watch an F-35B warplane demonstrate its short take-off and vertical landing capability.
BBC
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A few minutes later, an Israeli warplane fired a missile into the house.
The Guardian
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A US F-16 warplane prepares to land at Incirlik air base, southern Turkey.
The Guardian
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A U.S. warplane shot down a Syrian army jet over Syria on Sunday.
Reuters
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Video footage posted by activists appeared to show a warplane firing its guns.
The Irish Times
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It wouldn't make a lot of sense if the warplane wasn't the B-52 bomber.
Reuters
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The Houthi rebels said they used ground-to-air missiles to down the warplane on Friday night.
Radio NZ
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But China traditionally does not take the same approach to warplane testing that America does.
Wired
12
You're now only one of three countries with a truly radar-evading warplane in the air.
Wired
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It was his first intersection with an antique warplane.
Ancient shores
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The warplane's pilot was killed, a non-Syrian source close to the Syrian government told Reuters.
Reuters
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This followed an attack by a Libyan warplane on a fishing vessel carry gasoline last week.
Reuters
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Usually, warplane manufacturers usually dismantle the bulky factory tooling once production wraps on a particular model.
Wired
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