buzz bomb

noun

, Military.

1. a type of self-steering aerial bomb, launched from large land-based rocket platforms: used by the Germans in World War II, especially over England.

buzz bomb

noun

1. another name for the V-1

Word History and Origins

Origin of buzz bomb¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Word History and Origins

Origin of buzz bomb¹

C20: from the sound of its engine