glide bomb

glide bomb noun: a standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces.

Noun

glide bomb (plural glide bombs)

A standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces.
- The destruction wrought by glide bombs is visible in towns and villages near the front line.2024 January 8, Carlotta Gall, Vladyslav Golovin, Mauricio Lima, “Exhausted, on the Defensive and at ‘Hell’s Gate’ in Ukraine”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Verb

glide bomb (third-person singular simple present glide bombs, present participle glide bombing, simple past and past participle glide bombed)

To bomb using glide bombs

glide bomb meaning in Tamil

glide bomb in Tamil

சறுக்கக் குண்டு

Forms of glide bomb

Noun
plural	glide bombs
Verb
third-person singular present	glide bombs
present participle	glide bombing
past participle	glide bombed
past	glide bombed
alternative form	glide-bomb

Words formed from glide bomb

glide bomber

Questions about glide bomb

What does glide bomb mean?: Glide bomb means a standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces.
What is glide bomb in Tamil?: Glide bomb in Tamil is சறுக்கக் குண்டு. See Glide bomb meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is glide bomb?: Glide bomb can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of glide bomb?: The plural of glide bomb is glide bombs.

Words near glide bomb in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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