flying bomb
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of flying bomb
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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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
The Royal Garrison Church of St George, at Woolwich in south-east London, was mostly destroyed by a V2 flying bomb in 1944.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2015
Repton's timber "reposoir" in Russell Square gardens was destroyed by a flying bomb.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2012
One night he shared a flying bomb with the so-called London Poles.
From Time Magazine Archive
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