A military aircraft designed for combat, particularly used during wars to attack enemy forces from the air.
Compound word combining 'battle' and 'plane' (short for airplane). This term emerged in the early 20th century during WWI when aircraft became weaponized.
The first battleplanes in WWI were so fragile that pilots sometimes carried pistols to shoot each other as they flew—within just four years, they had developed synchronized machine guns that could fire through spinning propellers!
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