penetrator

English

Etymology

From penetrate +‎ -or.

Noun

penetrator (plural penetrators)

  1. Something that penetrates.
  2. (military) A long-range fighter aircraft designed to penetrate enemy air defences.

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

penetrātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of penetrō

References

  • “penetrator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • penetrator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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