"dambuster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dambusters [plural]
Etymology: dam + buster Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dam|buster}} dam + buster Head templates: {{en-noun}} dambuster (plural dambusters)
  1. (colloquial) An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-dambuster-en-noun-en:aircraft_that_destroys_dams
  2. (colloquial) The pilot of this kind of aircraft. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-dambuster-en-noun-en:pilot_that_destroys_dams
  3. (colloquial) The type of bomb dropped by this kind of aircraft. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): World War II
    Sense id: en-dambuster-en-noun-en:bomb_type_that_destroys_dams Disambiguation of World War II: 9 1 72 19 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 1 76 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 2 60 20
  4. (by extension) An aircraft or pilot involved in Operation Chastise in 1943. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-dambuster-en-noun-en:aircraft_or_pilot_involved_in_Operation_Chastise_in_1943
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: blockbuster, bunker buster, dambusting

Inflected forms

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