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Flying Fortress

Flying Fortress proper noun: the Boeing B-17, a United States WWII heavy bomber, based upon a reputation for toughness and reliability, as well as its relatively heavy defensive armament at the expense of bombload.

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Proper noun

Flying Fortress

  1. (informal) The Boeing B-17, a United States WWII heavy bomber, based upon a reputation for toughness and reliability, as well as its relatively heavy defensive armament at the expense of bombload.

Flying Fortress meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

Flying Fortress in Arabic

B-17 bomber
القلعة الطائرة

Flying Fortress in Vietnamese

B-17 bomber
Pháo đài bay

Questions about Flying Fortress

What does Flying Fortress mean?
Flying Fortress means the Boeing B-17, a United States WWII heavy bomber, based upon a reputation for toughness and reliability, as well as its relatively heavy defensive armament at the expense of bombload.
What is Flying Fortress in Arabic?
Flying Fortress in Arabic is القلعة الطائرة. See Flying Fortress meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Flying Fortress?
Flying Fortress is a proper noun.

Words near Flying Fortress in the dictionary

  1. flying eaves
  2. flying fig
  3. flying figs
  4. flying fish
  5. flying fishes
  6. Flying Fortress
  7. flying fox
  8. flying foxes
  9. flying freehold
  10. flying freeholds
  11. flying frog

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