buzz bomb

buzz bomb
noun
a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
• Syn: ↑robot bomb, ↑flying bomb, ↑doodlebug, ↑V-1
• Hypernyms: ↑guided missile

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noun

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Mil.
a type of self-steering aerial bomb, launched from large land-based rocket platforms: used by the Germans in World War II, esp. over England.
[1940-45]

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buzz bomb noun (informal)
A flying bomb
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Main Entry: ↑buzz

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buzz bomb,
a type of jet-propelled, pilotless aircraft; an aerial projectile that can be guided from land to its target, where it explodes; flying bomb; robot bomb; V-1. It was developed by the Germans in World War II.

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n. informal a robot bomb, esp. the German V-1 used during World War II

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