Bomb Up (Verb)
Meaning
Load an aircraft with bombs.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The aircrew was busy, bomb up the fighter jets in preparation for the surprise attack.
- Before heading out to perform a show of force, the aircraft had to bomb up quickly.
- Just 30 minutes after landing, the crew bomb up the bomber with dozens of air-to-ground ordnance.
- Rounding the corner to the runway, we could see the load team struggling to bomb up our F-16s.
- Mission parameters required an expedited departure, but they could not bomb up quickly enough due to poor airflow in the fuel pumps.