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| dive bomber |
a fighter-bomber designed to drop its bombs while diving toward the target. |
| dogfight |
any violent or vicious conflict, esp. an air battle between fighter planes. [1/4 definitions] |
| F- |
in the U.S. military, a fighter plane, such as an F-16. |
| interceptor |
a high-speed fighter plane with a rapid climbing rate, used to defend against enemy aircraft. [1/2 definitions] |
| MIG |
any of several Soviet-made fighter planes named for the designers, Mikoyan and Gurevich. |
| power dive |
a steep downward plunge of an aircraft such as a fighter plane that is accelerated by engine power as well as gravity. |
| pursuit plane |
a fast military aircraft used to chase and attack enemy planes in flight; fighter plane. |
| spitfire |
(cap.) a single-engined British fighter plane used in World War II. [1/2 definitions] |
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