V-1

noun

V-1

noun

Etymology From German Vergeltungswaffe eins (“retaliation weapon one”).

1

Government, Military, Politics, War Historical An early cruise missile, powered by a pulsejet, used by Germany in the Second World War.

Synonyms: buzz bomb, doodlebug
Hypernyms: cruise missile, flying bomb

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