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Meaning of superfortress | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A massive and heavily protected fortress.
  2. A bomber aeroplane that is larger than and superior to by being technically advanced compared to the Boeing B-17 "flying fortress", specifically the Boeing B-29 long-range heavy bomber aeroplane that was developed during the early 1940s.

Examples

“These women flew fighter planes and B-29 superfortresses as test pilots as well as ferry pilots.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

superfox superfractal superframe superfreak superfriend superfrontal

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