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dambuster

noun

Etymology

From dam + buster.

  1. derived from apostema
  2. derived from Buste
  3. compounded as dambuster — “dam + buster”

Definitions

  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.

    • dambuster bombs
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An aircraft or pilot involved in Operation Chastise in 1943.

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