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bombsight
[ bom-sahyt ]
/ ˈbɒmˌsaɪt /
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noun Military.
(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.
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Words nearby bombsight
bombproof, bomb rack, bomb run, bombshell, bomb shelter, bombsight, bomb site, bomb squad, bombycid, bommie, Bomu
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How to use bombsight in a sentence
Britain’s Bomber Command was, however, unimpressed by the Norden bombsight and, after its own failed attempts to hit industrial and port targets, skeptical about precision bombing.
Wrestling with the strategy — and morality — of the firebombing of Japan|Diana Preston|April 23, 2021|Washington PostThe raids resulted in large aircraft losses and highlighted defects in the Norden bombsight — it was complex to operate and, being dependent on visual target sighting, ineffective in bad weather.
Wrestling with the strategy — and morality — of the firebombing of Japan|Diana Preston|April 23, 2021|Washington PostNeither, staring through his bombsight, could bombardier Umphress.
British Dictionary definitions for bombsight
bombsight
/ (ˈbɒmˌsaɪt) /
noun
a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
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