Definition of "fighter-bomber" [fighter-bomber]

• A versatile aircraft capable of functioning as a fighter and a bomber, used chiefly in tactical and defensive operations. (noun)

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• "Finding out that Renzo Leoni would have flown a Caproni 133 triple-engine high-wing fighter-bomber during the Abyssinan War of 1935-36."
• "Some believe it will serve as a supersonic fighter-bomber, given its large size more than 20% bigger than the F-22 itself."
• "It features a video game with a virtual fighter-bomber that targets poor black Haitians."