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torpedo bomber

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bomber plane designed primarily for assaulting naval targets with torpedoes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: aircraft

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Across languages

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  • Bulgarian: торпедоносец (torpedonosec) — aircraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鱼雷轰炸机 (yúléihōngzhàjī) — aircraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚雷轟炸機 /鱼雷轰炸机 — aircraft
  • French: bombardier-torpilleur — aircraft
  • German: Torpedobomber — aircraft
  • Greek: τορπιλοπλάνο (torpilopláno) — aircraft
  • Italian: aerosilurante — aircraft
  • Japanese: 雷撃機 (raigekiki) — aircraft
  • Russian: торпедоно́сец (torpedonósec) — aircraft
  • Spanish: torpedero — aircraft
  • Swedish: torpedflygplan — aircraft
  • Thai: เครื่องบินทิ้งระเบิดตอร์ปิโด (krʉ̂ʉang-bin-tíng-rá-bə̀ət-dtɔɔ-bpì-doo) — aircraft