bombsight

[ bom-sahyt ]
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nounMilitary.
  1. (in an aircraft) an instrument for aiming bombs at a target, especially a device that can assume complete control of the aircraft during a bombing run, can automatically compensate for speed, winds, etc., and can guide the release of bombs for maximum accuracy in striking the target.

Origin of bombsight

1
First recorded in 1915–20; bomb + sight

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How to use bombsight in a sentence

  • If what we get is defective, we should protest as we would protest against defective bombsights.

    Proclaim Liberty! | Gilbert Seldes

British Dictionary definitions for bombsight

bombsight

/ (ˈbɒmˌsaɪt) /


noun
  1. a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs

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