fighter plane

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• fighter plane — noun A military aircraft primarily designed to attack enemy aircraft. Frequently shortened to fighter. Syn: fighter See Also: fighter bomber, fighter interceptor …   Wiktionary

• fighter plane — noun see fighter …   Useful english dictionary

• fighter plane — fast and highly maneuverable combat airplane …   English contemporary dictionary

• Fighter aircraft — A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air to air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets by dropping bombs. Fighters are comparatively small, fast, and… …   Wikipedia

• fighter — fight|er [ˈfaıtə US ər] n 1.) also fighter plane/aircraft/jet a small fast military plane that can destroy other planes ▪ He was shot down by enemy fighters . ▪ a fighter pilot 2.) someone who fights, especially as a sport 3.) someone who keeps… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fighter — noun (C) 1 someone who fights 2 someone who keeps trying to achieve something in difficult situations: James is a fighter he ll come through it all right. 3 also fighter plane/aircraft a small, fast military plane that can destroy other planes… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fighter — [[t]fa͟ɪtə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ fighters 1) N COUNT A fighter or a fighter plane is a fast military aircraft that is used for destroying other aircraft. 2) N COUNT (approval) If you describe someone as a fighter, you approve of them because they continue… …   English dictionary

• fighter-interceptor — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a fighter aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft in the air * * * /fuy teuhr in teuhr sep teuhr/, n. Mil. a fighter plane used for the defense of a region against air attack, esp. by attacking …   Useful english dictionary

• fighter-interceptor — /fuy teuhr in teuhr sep teuhr/, n. Mil. a fighter plane used for the defense of a region against air attack, esp. by attacking bombers. * * * …   Universalium

• fighter pilot — noun A pilot trained in using and assigned to pilot a fighter plane …   Wiktionary

• plane — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. level, stratum, grade, surface; jointer, block, or jack plane. adj. level, flat. v. t. smooth, mill, even, traverse, shave, level. v. i. glide. See aviation, horizontal, smoothness. II (Roget s IV)… …   English dictionary for students