dambuster

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noun

An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.

“dambuster bombs”

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Meanings

noundambuster (plural dambusters)

plural dambusters

  1. colloquialAn aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.
  2. colloquialThe pilot of this kind of aircraft.
  3. colloquialThe type of bomb dropped by this kind of aircraft.

    dambuster bombs

  4. broadlyAn aircraft or pilot involved in Operation Chastise in 1943.

Origin

From dam + buster.

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APA

dambuster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dambuster

MLA

“dambuster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dambuster. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dambuster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dambuster.

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