rocket bomb

noun

1. an aerial bomb equipped with a rocket for added velocity after being dropped from an aircraft.
2. (loosely) any rocket-propelled missile launched from the ground.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rocket bomb¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Like a rocket-bomb, this man of genius had risen from obscurity—had all but conquered the three greatest worlds of the universe.

From Project Gutenberg