B-17

[ bee-sev-uhn-teen ]

/ ˈbiˌsɛv ənˈtin /

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noun, plural B-17's.U.S. Military.

a heavy bomber with four radial piston engines, widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Air Force in World War II.

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Also called B-17 Fly·ing For·tress, Fly·ing For·tress

[flahy-ing fawr-tris] /ˈflaɪ ɪŋ ˈfɔr trɪs/ .

Origin of B-17

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby B-17

azygospore, azygous, azyme, b, B-1, B-17, B-29, B2B, B2C, B2E, B2G

How to use B-17 in a sentence

Last Sunday’s column about the rough landing of a radio-controlled B-17 during a 1948 air show at the District’s Bolling Air Force Base raised a few questions, one in particular.
More on the Flying Fortress that had trouble landing at a 1948 air show|John Kelly|September 25, 2021|Washington Post
They calmed down when Cronkite informed them his ass had been over the Channel and back in a B-17.
The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day|Timothy M. Gay|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The B-17 bombers, however, were heavily armed and could defend themselves fairly well.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
Freddy snorted, and glanced out the port at the broad expanse of sun-flooded Indian Ocean beneath the wings of the B-17.
Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal|Robert Sydney Bowen

Of course, the B-36 is much more complicated to build than the B-17, and far more expensive.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman|Harry S. Truman
We used to think that the B-17 was a huge plane, and the blockbuster it carried a huge load.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman|Harry S. Truman
Alfred Jocque was in the bunk next to me and he was the bombadier on a B-17 that was shot down.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson