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bombsight

bombsight noun: a device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.

bombsight: a device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired...
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Noun

bombsight (plural bombsights)

  1. A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.

Forms of bombsight

pluralbombsights

Origin of bombsight

From bomb + sight.

Words formed from bombsight

Questions about bombsight

What does bombsight mean?
Bombsight means a device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.
What part of speech is bombsight?
Bombsight is a noun.
What is the plural of bombsight?
The plural of bombsight is bombsights.

Words near bombsight in the dictionary

  1. bombs off
  2. bombs out
  3. bombshell
  4. bombshells
  5. bombsies
  6. bombsight
  7. bombsights
  8. bombsite
  9. bombsites
  10. bombus
  11. bombweed

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