V-1

American  

[vee-wuhn] / ˈviˈwʌn /

Or V-one

noun

V-1's plural

1. a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.

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V-1 British  

noun

1. Also called: doodlebug.   buzz bomb.   flying bomb.  a robot bomb invented by the Germans in World War II: used esp to bombard London. It was propelled by a pulsejet

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• V-1's
  plural

Etymology

Origin of V-1

< German V ( ergeltungswaffe ) retaliation weapon

Example Sentences

During this meeting, Strampel told V-1 that she would not perform well enough to continue in medical school and denied her appeal.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2018

The earliest V-1 bombs were still under development while the drama of the first World Science Fiction Convention was playing out.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2017

These jet-propelled, sub-sonic unmanned airplanes are descendants of the German V-1 buzz bomb.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2014

The mission was part of Operation Crossbow, a concerted effort to attack the V-1 bases.

From New York Times • May 25, 2013

There were newsreel shots of V-1 and V-2 being blasted from their takeoff ramps and a montage of later experimental models.

From The Old Die Rich by Gold, Horace Leonard