buzz-bomb
Droning wartime missile
A buzz-bomb is a flying bomb—specifically the German V-1 rocket used against Britain in World War II, named for the distinctive buzzing sound of its pulse-jet engine.
The silence when the engine cut out signaled imminent explosion.
The term sometimes extends to any similar unmanned missile or drone weapon.
Early cruise missile
- doodlebugPit-digging insect larva
- BlitzSwift intensive attack
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- LondonEngland's capital city
Luftwaffe · Nazi Germany · 1944 · air raid · siren · Allies · Axis · Antwerp
Self-guided airborne weapon
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- projectileLaunched airborne object
munition · launcher · ballistic · guided · incendiary · payload · detonation · impact
Violent burst of energy
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
carnage · demolition · casualties · blast · damage · debris · ruin · shattered
V-1
Early cruise missile
- doodlebugPit-digging insect larva
- BlitzSwift intensive attack
- World War IISecond global military conflict
London · Luftwaffe · Nazi Germany · 1944 · air raid · siren · Allies · Axis · Antwerp · vengeance weapon
missile
Self-guided airborne weapon
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
projectile · munition · launcher · ballistic · guided · incendiary · payload · detonation · impact · trajectory
explosion
Violent burst of energy
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- rubbleBroken building fragments
wreckage · carnage · demolition · casualties · blast · damage · debris · ruin · shattered · flattened
buzz-bombguided missile
Steerable self-propelled weapon
smart bomb · laser-guided bomb · cruise missile · V-2 rocket
buzz-bombanti-aircraft gun
Weapon for shooting aircraft
interceptor · Spitfire · barrage balloon · ack-ack · flak
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