ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dambuster

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dambuster is a noun meaning (colloquial) An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.

Meaning

(colloquial) An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.

More Meanings

  1. (colloquial) The pilot of this kind of aircraft.
  2. (colloquial) The type of bomb dropped by this kind of aircraft.
  3. (by extension) An aircraft or pilot involved in Operation Chastise in 1943.

Example Sentences

dambuster bombs

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dambusting, dammer, divebomber, dambreak, damburst, duster.

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