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superfortress

noun

Etymology

From super- + fortress.

  1. derived from fortis
  2. derived from fortalitia
  3. derived from forteresce
  4. prefixed as superfortress — “super + fortress”

Definitions

  1. A massive and heavily protected fortress.

  2. A bomber aeroplane that is larger than and superior to by being technically advanced…

    A bomber aeroplane that is larger than and superior to by being technically advanced compared to the Boeing B-17 "flying fortress", specifically the Boeing B-29 long-range heavy bomber aeroplane that was developed during the early 1940s.

    • These women flew fighter planes and B-29 superfortresses as test pilots as well as ferry pilots.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA