Definition
Aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs on targets, or the crew members who operate such aircraft. Can also refer to people who plant explosive devices.
Etymology
From 'bomb' plus the agent suffix '-er', with 'bomb' derived from Latin 'bombus' meaning a booming sound. The military aircraft sense developed during World War I as aerial warfare evolved.
Kelly Says
The word 'bomb' originally referred to the sound of explosions rather than the device itself - it's onomatopoetic, imitating the 'boom' of an explosion. This sound-based origin explains why we also use 'bomb' to describe spectacular failures, as they make a metaphorical 'crash'.
Translations
ARالعربية
قاذفات
qadhifat
CACatalà
bombarders
bom-bahr-dehs
CSČeština
bombardéry
bom-bahr-deh-ree
DADansk
bombefly
bom-beh-lee
ELΕλληνικά
βομβαρδιστές
vom-vahr-dees-TEH-s
ESEspañol
bombarderos
bom-bahr-DEH-rohs
FAفارسی
بمب افکن
bom-baf-kan
FISuomi
pommittajat
pom-mee-tah-yat
FRFrançais
bombardiers
bɔ̃.baʁ.djɛ
HAHA
mãsuƙan bama
mah-soo-kahn bah-mah
HEעברית
מפציצים
mefat-tsee-eem
HIहिन्दी
बमवर्षक
bamvarshak
HUMagyar
bombázók
bombah-zohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
pesawat pembom
pe-sa-wat pem-bom
IGIG
ọgba ọkụ
oh-gbah oh-koo
ITItaliano
bombardieri
bom-bahr-DEE-eh-ree
KKKK
бомбалаушылар
bom-bah-lah-oo-shylar
KMKM
យន្តហោះទម្លាក់គ្រាប់បែក
yuon-haoh tm-lak krahob baek
MSBahasa Melayu
pesawat pengebom
pe-sa-wat pen-geh-bom
MYမြန်မာ
ဗုံးကြဲတင်သည်
bom-kyay-tin-theh
NLNederlands
bommenwerpers
BOM-en-ver-pers
NONorsk
bombefly
bom-beh-lee
PAPA
ਬੰਬ ਸੁਟਣ ਵਾਲੇ
bamb sut-nay vaalay
PLPolski
bombowce
bom-BOH-vtseh
PTPortuguês
bombardiros
bõ.bah.dee-ROH-s
RORomână
bombardiere
bom-bahr-dee-EH-reh
RUРусский
бомбардировщики
bambardi-ROH-vsh-chi-kee
SVSvenska
bombplan
bom-blahn
SWKiswahili
vimbajeshi
vim-bah-jeh-shee
TAதமிழ்
குண்டு வீசிகள்
kundu veeshikal
TEతెలుగు
బాంబు వేసేవారు
baambu veeseyvaaru
THไทย
เครื่องบิน轟炸
khrueang bin huam
TLTL
eroplano ng bomba
eh-roh-plah-noh ng bom-bah
TRTürkçe
bombardıman uçağı
bom-bahr-dee-mahn oo-CHAH-ee
UKУкраїнська
бомбардувальники
bom-bahr-DOO-vahl-nik
VITiếng Việt
máy bay ném bom
may bay nem bom
YOYO
awọn ọkọ̀ ojú irin
ah-won oh-koh oh-joo ee-reen
ZUZU
izibomvu
ee-zee-bom-voo