flying bomb

noun

chiefly British
: buzz bomb

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It wasn’t built to fight a flying bomb made from tractor parts. — Aaron Brynildson, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2026 It wasn’t built to fight a flying bomb made from tractor parts. — Aaron Brynildson, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026 The dumpsite was found to be home to warheads from V-1 flying bombs, the cruise missile used by Nazi Germany in late World War II. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025 World War 2 also saw a V1 flying bomb detonate nearby, shredding entire sections of the famous 'Onion Dome'. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for flying bomb

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flying bomb was in 1944

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