V-1

or V-one

[ vee-wuhn ]

noun,plural V-1's.
  1. a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.

Origin of V-1

1
<German V(ergeltungswaffe) retaliation weapon

Words Nearby V-1

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How to use V-1 in a sentence

  • There were newsreel shots of V-1 and V-2 being blasted from their takeoff ramps and a montage of later experimental models.

    The Old Die Rich | Horace Leonard Gold

British Dictionary definitions for V-1

V-1

noun
  1. a robot bomb invented by the Germans in World War II: used esp to bombard London. It was propelled by a pulsejet: Also called: doodlebug, buzz bomb, flying bomb

Origin of V-1

1
from German Vergeltungswaffe revenge weapon

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