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V-1
or V-one
[ vee-wuhn ]
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.
V-1
noun
- a robot bomb invented by the Germans in World War II: used esp to bombard London. It was propelled by a pulsejet Also calleddoodlebugbuzz bombflying bomb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of V-11
< German V ( ergeltungswaffe ) retaliation weapon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of V-11
from German Vergeltungswaffe revenge weapon
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Example Sentences
There were newsreel shots of V-1 and V-2 being blasted from their takeoff ramps and a montage of later experimental models.
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