Meanings
proper noun
- informalThe Boeing B-17, a United States WWII heavy bomber, based upon a reputation for toughness and reliability, as well as its relatively heavy defensive armament at the expense of bombload.
Translations
Arabic القلعة الطائرة
- القلعة الطائرةB-17 bomber
Czech Létající Pevnost
- Létající PevnostB-17 bomber
Danish Flyvende Fæstning
- Flyvende FæstningB-17 bomber
Dutch Vliegend Fort
- Vliegend FortB-17 bomber
Finnish Lentävä Linnoitus
- Lentävä LinnoitusB-17 bomber
German Fliegende Festung
- Fliegende FestungB-17 bomber
Icelandic Fljúgandi Virki
- Fljúgandi VirkiB-17 bomber
Italian Fortezza Volante
- Fortezza VolanteB-17 bomber
Japanese フライングフォートレス, 空の要塞
- フライングフォートレス (furaingufōtoresu)B-17 bomber
- 空の要塞 (sora no yōsai)B-17 bomber
Norwegian Bokmål Flygende Festning
- Flygende FestningB-17 bomber
Polish Latająca Forteca
- Latająca FortecaB-17 bomber
Portuguese Fortaleza Voadora
- Fortaleza VoadoraB-17 bomber
Romanian Fortăreața Zburătoare
- Fortăreața ZburătoareB-17 bomber
Russian Лета́ющая кре́пость
- Лета́ющая кре́пость (Letájuščaja krépostʹ)B-17 bomber
Spanish Fortaleza Volante
- Fortaleza VolanteB-17 bomber
Swedish Flygande Fästningen
- Flygande FästningenB-17 bomber
Vietnamese Pháo đài bay
- Pháo đài bayB-17 bomber
Cite this entry
APA
Flying Fortress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flying%20Fortress
MLA
“Flying Fortress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flying%20Fortress. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flying Fortress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flying%20Fortress.
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