bomb bay

American  

noun

Aeronautics, Military.

1. (in the fuselage of a bomber) the compartment in which bombs are carried and from which they are dropped.

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Etymology

Origin of bomb bay

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Morrison: We had the actors jump out of the bomb bay on stunt lines, and we hit ’em with a load of wind and basically scared the life out of them.

From Los Angeles Times

On Wednesday, Mr. Putin reinforced the central role he believes Russia’s nuclear arsenal plays in the country’s defenses: Visiting an aviation factory, he climbed into the bomb bay of a Tu-160M strategic bomber, the most modern in the Russian fleet.

From New York Times

The weapons, too big to fit into the bomb bay, were carried underneath and set spinning before their release.

From BBC

“An instant later a flash of flame came from the wing section over the bomb bay, followed by a blast of heat.”

From Seattle Times

On 14 October 1947, Yeager's plane - nicknamed Glamorous Glennis, in honour of his first wife - was dropped from the bomb bay of a B-29 aircraft above the Mojave Desert in the south-western US.

From BBC