bombsight
(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
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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
/ (ˈbɒmˌsaɪt) /
a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
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