Meanings
nounattack aircraft (plural attack aircraft)
- A tactical military aircraft designed to carry out precise airstrikes against ground or naval targets
Adapting advanced attack aircraft for nuclear delivery is not a simple technical matter, but it should be within the capability of India, Israel, and Brazil.
1982, M. Eisentein, “Third World missiles and nuclear proliferation”, in The Washington Quarterly
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
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Translations
Norwegian angrepsfly
- angrepsflymilitary aircraft
Polish szturmowiec
- szturmowiecmilitary aircraft
Russian штурмови́к
- штурмови́к (šturmovík)military aircraft
Swedish attackflyg, attackflygplan
- attackflygmilitary aircraft
- attackflygplanmilitary aircraft
- attackplanmilitary aircraft
Vietnamese máy bay cường kích
- máy bay cường kíchmilitary aircraft
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APA
attack aircraft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attack%20aircraft
MLA
“attack aircraft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attack%20aircraft. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attack aircraft,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attack%20aircraft.
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