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Italian

bombardiere

/bombarˈdjɛre/noun · masculineC1
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Meaning

bomber

  • A military aircraft designed to drop bombs on targets.
  • Historically, an artillery soldier who operated bombards or cannons.

In a sentence

Il bombardiere della seconda guerra mondiale è esposto in un museo dell'aviazione.

The World War II bomber is on display in an aviation museum.

I radar della difesa hanno intercettato un bombardiere non identificato.

The defence radars intercepted an unidentified bomber.

Durante le manovre militari hanno testato un nuovo bombardiere a lungo raggio.

During the military drills they tested a new long-range bomber.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
bombardieremasculine · singular
bombardierimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • In modern Italian, it almost exclusively denotes a bomber aircraft.
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