V-1

noun

ˈvē-ˈwən 

: buzz bomb

Examples of V-1 in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There will also be a free and open public festival at the Parcel V-1 lot near the Leaderbank Pavilion in the Seaport. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 June 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

Over the next five years at MIT, more than 100 radar systems were developed to counteract the threat of German U-boats and V-1 flying bombs. — L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025

More recently, the BBC reported in 2020 that the Islamic State was attempting to develop pulse jet drones modeled after the V-1 missile. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

German, abbreviation for Vergeltungswaffe 1, literally, reprisal weapon 1

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above