How to Use V-2 in a Sentence

V-2

noun
  • In war, the V-2 terrorized Britain and its allies.
    Michael Carrafiello, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Over the summer, a group of friends in Poland uncovered pots filled with coins and hundreds of grams of gold during a search for German V-2 rockets.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Nazi Germany’s invention of the V-2 missile proved that rockets could provide immense strategic and scientific value during both war and peace.
    Michael Carrafiello, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Spectrum also supplants the V-2, the World War II weapon of terror, as the largest German rocket in history.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • After liftoff, the V-2 started tilting midair and only made it to an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,600 meters) before falling back to Earth.
    Tariq Malik, Space.com, 6 Sep. 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, through Cold War spacecraft such as the Gemini 10, Liberty Bell 7, and a Soviet Vostok capsule.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025

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