Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A robot bomb deployed by the Germans in World War II.
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- noun an early
cruise missile , powered by apulse jet , used byGermany in theSecond World War
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Two men air-dropped into Le Blanc in central France on April 10 transmitted 127 messages on Panzer deployments, V-1 rocket launching ramps, and enemy convoy routes out of Paris they had gleaned from a stolen German map.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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On the bottom of a Lüchow's plate, for example, there is the mark of the Sterling China Company and the letter and number "V-1."
If These Plates Could Talk Richard Snow 2011
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Two men air-dropped into Le Blanc in central France on April 10 transmitted 127 messages on Panzer deployments, V-1 rocket launching ramps, and enemy convoy routes out of Paris they had gleaned from a stolen German map.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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On previous London visits he had stood on the roof like a curious boy watching the stars as V-1 buzz bombs that were crude cruise missiles rained down on the city.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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On previous London visits he had stood on the roof like a curious boy watching the stars as V-1 buzz bombs that were crude cruise missiles rained down on the city.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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While the original portion of the building will lead visitors through a chronological look at German wars -- including the museum's classic stand-bys that military history buffs swoon over, such as tanks and a V-1 rocket -- Liebskind's wedge will provide a thematic look at the effects of war, seen through an anthropological and sociological lens.
ARTINFO: Daniel Libeskind's German War Museum Rumbles to Its Finish, With an Arrow in Its Heart 2010
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While the original portion of the building will lead visitors through a chronological look at German wars -- including the museum's classic stand-bys that military history buffs swoon over, such as tanks and a V-1 rocket -- Liebskind's wedge will provide a thematic look at the effects of war, seen through an anthropological and sociological lens.
ARTINFO: Daniel Libeskind's German War Museum Rumbles to Its Finish, With an Arrow in Its Heart 2010
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While the original portion of the building will lead visitors through a chronological look at German wars -- including the museum's classic stand-bys that military history buffs swoon over, such as tanks and a V-1 rocket -- Liebskind's wedge will provide a thematic look at the effects of war, seen through an anthropological and sociological lens.
ARTINFO: Daniel Libeskind's German War Museum Rumbles to Its Finish, With an Arrow in Its Heart 2010
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In the summer of 1944 a V-1 rocket lands in a London monastery killing several nuns.
No Human Enemy-John Gardner « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008
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The V-1 and V-2 programs proved the total stupidity of the Nazi dictatorship.
Going Home to Glory David Eisenhower 2010
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