battleplane

English

Etymology

battle +‎ plane

Noun

battleplane (plural battleplanes)

  1. An airplane for military use.
    • 1918, Illustrated World, volume 29, number 3, page 406:
      According to aero experts these planes will be capable of carrying six passengers, five machine guns, a special rapid fire aerogun and about fifty bombs, and will be practically immune from injury due to attacks by the light battleplanes […]
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