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dambuster

dambuster noun: an aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.

Noun

dambuster (plural dambusters)

  1. (colloquial) An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.
  2. (colloquial) The pilot of this kind of aircraft.
  3. (colloquial) The type of bomb dropped by this kind of aircraft.
    • dambuster bombs
  4. (broadly) An aircraft or pilot involved in Operation Chastise in 1943.

Forms of dambuster

pluraldambusters

Origin of dambuster

From dam + buster.

Questions about dambuster

What does dambuster mean?
Dambuster means an aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.
What part of speech is dambuster?
Dambuster is a noun.
What is the plural of dambuster?
The plural of dambuster is dambusters.

Words near dambuster in the dictionary

  1. Dambrosios
  2. Dambrowski
  3. Dambulla
  4. damburst
  5. dambursts
  6. dambuster
  7. dambusters
  8. dambusting
  9. dame
  10. dame de compagnie
  11. dame school

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