rocket bomb
noun
an aerial bomb equipped with a rocket for added velocity after being dropped from an aircraft.
(loosely) any rocket-propelled missile launched from the ground.
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rocker cam, rocker panel, rockery, rocket, rocket airplane, rocket bomb, rocket engine, rocket gun, rocket launcher, rocket propulsion, rocket salad
Origin of rocket bomb
First recorded in 1940–45
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Examples from the Web for rocket bomb
Like a rocket-bomb, this man of genius had risen from obscurity—had all but conquered the three greatest worlds of the universe.
Tarrano the Conqueror|Raymond King Cummings