flying bomb

noun

chiefly British

: buzz bomb

Examples of flying bomb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It wasn’t built to fight a flying bomb made from tractor parts. — Aaron Brynildson, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2026

It wasn’t built to fight a flying bomb made from tractor parts. — Aaron Brynildson, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026

The collection spans from World War II's V-1 flying bomb missile and V-2 rocket, which laid the groundwork for space travel, to Cold War spacecraft such as the Gemini 10, Liberty Bell 7, and a Soviet Vostok capsule. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2026

Instead of civilian vehicles, the plant produced military equipment such as Kübelwagen and Schwimmwagen utility vehicles and components linked to weapons programs, including parts associated with the V-1 flying bomb. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flying bomb

• aplomb
• balaam
• begam
• cocom
• embalm
• islam
• pogrom
• salaam
• sitcom
• balm
• bom
• calm