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Superfortress
[
soo
-per-fawr-tris ]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈsu pərˌfɔr trɪs /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
U.S. Military
.
a heavy, long-range, four-engined bomber used during World War II.
Also called
B-29
,
Su·per·fort
[
soo
-per-fawrt, -fohrt]
/ˈsu pərˌfɔrt, -ˌfoʊrt/
.
Origin of Superfortress
super-
+ (
flying
)
fortress