- any aircraft designed for and used in warfare
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war•plane
(wôr′plān′),USA pronunciation n.
- Militaryan airplane designed for, or used in, warfare.
- war1 + plane1 1910–15
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warplane /ˈwɔːˌpleɪn/ n
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