flying bomb

noun

1. robot bomb.

flying bomb

noun

1. another name for the V-1

Word History and Origins

Origin of flying bomb¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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

Sky-borne terror weapons are of course nothing new — Nazi Germany employed them during World War II in the form of the V-1 flying bomb or “buzzbomb,” the earliest type of cruise missile in the shape of a small aircraft that targeted British cities.

From Seattle Times

The Shahed-136, which Russia call the Geranium-2, is a type of flying bomb.

From BBC

“This was a flying bomb,” he said.

From Washington Times

“This was a flying bomb,” he said.

From Seattle Times