V-1

or V-one

[ vee-wuhn ]

/ ˈviˈwʌn /

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noun, plural V-1's.

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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Origin of V-1

<German V(ergeltungswaffe) retaliation weapon

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How to use V-1 in a sentence

Pympy, vone oof dose tays, I make him know vich iss der saussage.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
Dot's der vone vere you say someding aboudt Wienerwurst, vich iss me.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
Oof ve haf got to find a ship, den py shinks ve vill findt vone.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
You could put a fingere into it—that vone muscle vas my fortune—it vas gone—split in vone moment.
Love's Usuries|Louis Creswicke

Yes, I know, he waded the creek vone time und you has had cold feet effer since.
Letters of a Woman Homesteader|Elinore Pruitt Stewart

British Dictionary definitions for V-1

V-1

noun

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

Word Origin for V-1

from German Vergeltungswaffe revenge weapon

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