V-2 (vē'tōō') n. A long-range liquid-fuel rocket used by the Germans as a ballistic missile in World War II.
[German Vergeltungswaffe zwei, retaliation weapon (number) two.] |
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V-2 German Vergeltungswaffe 2 (vengeance weapon 2) |
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