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PRONUNCIATION OF FLYING BOMB

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLYING BOMB

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Flying bomb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLYING BOMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Flying bomb

A flying bomb is a manned or unmanned aerial vehicle or aircraft carrying a large explosive warhead, a precursor to contemporary cruise missiles. In contrast to a bomber aircraft, which is intended to release bombs and then return to its base for re-use, a flying bomb crashes into its target and is therefore itself destroyed in its attack. The term flying bomb is most frequently associated with two specific Second World War weapons, the German V-1 and the Japanese Ohka. The former was unpiloted, as the first known cruise missile ever deployed in anger - the latter carried a pilot on a kamikaze mission.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLYING BOMB

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flying bridge
flying buttress
flying circus
flying colours
flying doctor
flying dragon
Flying Dutchman
flying field
flying fish
flying fortress
flying fox
flying frog
flying gurnard
flying jib
flying lemur
flying lizard
flying machine
flying mare

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLYING BOMB

atom bomb
atomic bomb
bath bomb
bomb
car bomb
cherry bomb
cluster bomb
dirty bomb
hydrogen bomb
like a bomb
logic bomb
neutron bomb
nuclear bomb
petrol bomb
pipe bomb
smart bomb
smoke bomb
stink bomb
the bomb
time bomb
water bomb

Synonyms and antonyms of flying bomb in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flying bomb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLYING BOMB

Find out the translation of flying bomb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flying bomb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flying bomb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飞行炸弹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bomba voladora
570 millions of speakers

English

flying bomb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उड़ान बम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحلق قنبلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

летающая бомба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bomba voadora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উড়ন্ত বোমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bombe volante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bom terbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fliegende Bombe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

飛行爆弾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비행 폭탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bom mabur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bom bay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பறக்கும் குண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उडणारी बॉम्ब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uçan bomba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bomba volante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

latające bomby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літаюча бомба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bombă de zbor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φέρουν βόμβας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlieënde bom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flygande bomb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flying bombe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flying bomb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLYING BOMB»

The term «flying bomb» is normally little used and occupies the 115.719 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLYING BOMB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flying bomb

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLYING BOMB»

Discover the use of flying bomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flying bomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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V-1 Flying Bomb 1942 52: Hitler's infamous 'doodlebug'
Known to the Allies as the Buzz Bomb or Doodlebug, the V-1 was the world's first cruise missile. This book explores the V-1 in de
Steven J Zaloga, 2012
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Meteor I vs V1 Flying Bomb: 1944
A total of 10,500 missiles were launched as part of the V1 attack, of which 3,957 were destroyed by the defences.
Donald Nijboer, 2012
3
V1 Flying Bomb Aces
Shortly after the Allied landings in France the Germans unleashed the first of their so-called 'revenge weapons', the V1 flying bomb.
Andrew Thomas, 2013
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The rhyme of the flying bomb
This fills an important gap in the canon of Peake's works in print.
Mervyn Laurence Peake, 1973
5
V1: The Flying Bomb
One of the true land-marks of flight, this book covers its limited yet devastating use during WWII.
Joachim Engelmann, 1992
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British Intelligence in the Second World War: Its Influence ...
INTELLIGENCE ABOUT the characteristics and performance of the V i flying bomb of course leapt forward from the start of the German offensive on 12 June 1944. The first observations of the V 1 in flight established that it normally flew at  ...
Francis Harry Hinsley, Edward Eastaway Thomas, 1988
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V-1 Flying Bomb
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The V-1 flying bomb, (German: Vergeltungswaffe 1, Fieseler Fi 103) also known as the Buzz Bomb or Doodlebug, was an early pulse-jet-powered predecessor of the cruise missile
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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V-1 Flying Bomb: Vergeltungswaffe, Cruise Missile, V-1 ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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American Genesis: A Century of Invention and Technological ...
Rarely do we recall that a flying bomb, or cruise-missile device, was tested during World War I. Developed by the Sperry Gyroscope Company, the aerial torpedo anticipated by two decades the World War II German V-l flying bomb. Both were ...
Thomas P. Hughes, 2004
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Articles on Pulsejet Engines, Including: V-1 (Flying Bomb), ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLYING BOMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flying bomb is used in the context of the following news items.
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Advertisements provide glimpse into the past
... have now disappeared – St Leonards Church fell victim to a flying bomb in the last war, the nave of St John's in St Leonards was also a victim ... «Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, Jul 15»
2
Rapid unplanned disassembly
Coaxing what is, in essence, a flimsily built flying bomb into orbit without mishap is a difficult task, and most types of rocket in use have suffered ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
3
We're all going to be beheaded! says RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
One of them looks just like a V-1 flying bomb. Scroll down for video. The Government wants to recruit a Dad's Army squad of ex-military men to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Medals of RAF hero who shot down record number of doodlebugs …
German soldiers prepare a V1 flying bomb for launch. He won his first DFC for shooting down three German aircraft - two Junkers 88 bombers ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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9 Misconceptions About Drones That Engineers Wish You'd Shut Up …
... want to turn their fixed-wing drone into a home-brew cruise missile. This is essentially how the original drone, the V1 flying bomb, operated.” ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jun 15»
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Nostalgia: A look back on historic Reigate church on its 40th …
... Nicholas was inducted to the pastorate in 1944 and had the doubtful privilege of arriving in Reigate at the same time as the first flying bomb. «Surrey Mirror, Jun 15»
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Saddleworth Voices: Mary Broadbent
One raid in particular was on Christmas Eve, 1944, when more than 20 people were killed by a “doodlebug”, a V1 flying bomb, which destroyed ... «Saddleworth Independent, Jun 15»
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YOUNG KAMIKAZE: Inexperienced youths designated for suicide …
The Oka was a plane released from a mother plane and carrying a 1,200-kg bomb. The flying bomb was meant to be piloted so it could smash ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jun 15»
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On this day: Demolition of the Berlin Wall began
1944: The first V-1 flying bomb, Hitler's “secret weapon,” hit a house in Southampton, killing three people. 1956: Real Madrid won the first ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
10
Medals awarded to the Doodlebug Destroyer go to auction
Doodlebug was the nickname given to the German V1 flying bomb, an early pulsejet-powered predecessor of the cruise missile. Many were ... «ITV News, Jun 15»

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