pháo đài bay
Definition
- Noun:
- Flying fortress: A large, heavily armed military aircraft, specifically a strategic bomber designed for long-range missions with significant defensive capabilities. This term is a direct translation and is strongly associated with the historical B-17 Flying Fortress bomber used by the United States during World War II.
- Heavy bomber: More generally, it can refer to any large, powerful bomber aircraft.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- "Pháo đài bay" B-17 là một biểu tượng của không lực Hoa Kỳ trong Thế chiến thứ hai. (The B-17 Flying Fortress is an icon of the U.S. air force in World War II.)
- Những chiếc pháo đài bay thả bom xuống các mục tiêu chiến lược. (The flying fortresses dropped bombs on strategic targets.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in historical or military contexts to evoke the size, power, and perceived invulnerability of such aircraft.
- It can be used metaphorically in modern contexts to describe a very large or seemingly impregnable aircraft, though this is less common.
Variants and Related Words
- Máy bay ném bom hạng nặng (n): Heavy bomber. This is the more general, modern technical term.
- Máy bay ném bom hạng nặng B-52 vẫn đang được sử dụng. (The B-52 heavy bomber is still in use.)
Synonyms
- Strategic bomber: A long-range bomber designed to attack strategic targets.
- Heavy bomber: A large bomber aircraft capable of carrying heavy bomb loads over long distances.
Related Idioms
- While not a common idiom itself, the term "pháo đài bay" functions as a fixed, metaphorical compound noun in Vietnamese, directly calqued from the English "Flying Fortress."