dambuster

English

Etymology

From dam +‎ buster.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dambuster (plural dambusters)

  2. (colloquial) An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.
  4. (colloquial) The pilot of this kind of aircraft.
  6. (colloquial) The type of bomb dropped by this kind of aircraft.
    Hyponym: bouncing bomb
    dambuster bombs
  8. (by extension) An aircraft or pilot involved in Operation Chastise in 1943.

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