English Explanatory Dictionary

dambuster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.
  2. The pilot of this kind of aircraft.
  3. The type of bomb dropped by this kind of aircraft.
  4. An aircraft or pilot involved in Operation Chastise in 1943.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

dambuster dambusters

Etymology

From dam + buster.

Related words

blockbuster bunker buster dambusting
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