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bombsight

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bomb⋅sight

[bom-sahyt]
–noun Military.
(in an aircraft) an instrument for aiming bombs at a target, esp. a device that can assume complete control of the aircraft during a bombing run, can automatically compensate for speed, winds, etc., and can guide the release of bombs for maximum accuracy in striking the target.

Origin:
1915–20; bomb + sight
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bomb·sight   (bŏm'sīt')   
n.  A device in a combat aircraft for determining the point at which to drop a bomb in order to strike a target.
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