flying bomb
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of flying bomb
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Much of the centre of the German city of Dresden will be evacuated on Wednesday, after the discovery of a large unexploded British World War Two flying bomb.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Mannert L. Abele was the first warship hit by what was then a new Japanese weapon called an Ohka — essentially a flying bomb capable of reaching speeds of 600 miles per hour.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
The Shahed-136, which Russia call the Geranium-2, is a type of flying bomb.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2022
It was 1944 and the flying bomb attacks on London terrified his mother.
From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2011
A half-century and a technological revolution later, the cruise missile has evolved into a superbly accurate flying bomb that can hit almost any spot on earth.
From Time Magazine Archive
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