v-2

n. a type of German rocket-powered missile used in the war of
1939-45.
Etymology: abbr. of G Vergeltungswaffe reprisal weapon

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noun also v-two \\ˈvēˈtü\ (-s)

Usage: usually capitalized V

Etymology: v-2 from German, symbol for V-zwei V-two; v-two part translation of German V-zwei, abbreviation for vergeltungswaffe zwei, literally, reprisal weapon (No.) two

: a rocket-propelled bomb of German invention that ascends to an altitude of over 60 miles and descends at a speed far greater than that of sound

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/vee"tooh"/, n., pl. V- 2's.

a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.

Also, V-two.

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V-2 «VEE TOO», noun.

a rocket bomb used by the Germans in World War II after June, 1944.

╂[abbreviation of German Vergeltungswaffe zwei vengeance-weapon two]

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n. a rocket-powered flying bomb, which was the first ballistic missile, used by the Germans in World War II

Origin:

see V-1