bombsight

[bom-sahyt]

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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.

Origin of bombsight

First recorded in 1915–20; bomb + sight

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Related Words for bombsight

sight, radar, periscope, sonar, viewfinder, bombsight

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Contemporary Examples of bombsight

Neither, staring through his bombsight, could bombardier Umphress.
The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day
Timothy M. Gay
June 6, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for bombsight

bombsight

noun

a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs

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