bomb bay
(in the fuselage of a bomber) the compartment in which bombs are carried and from which they are dropped.
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In the Cold War, the Air Force developed the trapeze-launched Goblin, an ultracompact jet fighter that could ride inside the bomb bay of a nuclear-armed bomber to protect it from other fighter jets.
Watch a C-130 cargo plane grab a drone out of the sky | Kelsey D. Atherton | November 8, 2021 | Popular-ScienceCraig knew it was a direct hit, apparently in the bomb bay, exploding the bombs carried there.
The Lost Warship | Robert Moore WilliamsIf the bomb bay doors had opened it would have been the end of us as we were using the parachutes as pillows!
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy BensonThen, while the co-pilot left his seat up front and started back to the seats near the bomb bay, Segador continued talking.
The Five Arrows | Allan ChaseThen, as though still in a trance, Dawson reached out and pushed the button that closed the bomb-bay doors.
Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney Bowen
Half frozen with fear, he stood gaping at the bomb-bay opening down through which the flaming mail bag had just disappeared.
Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney Bowen
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