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V-1

or V-one

[ vee-wuhn ]

noun

plural V-1's.
  1. a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.


V-1

noun

  1. a robot bomb invented by the Germans in World War II: used esp to bombard London. It was propelled by a pulsejet Also calleddoodlebugbuzz bombflying bomb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of V-11

< German V ( ergeltungswaffe ) retaliation weapon
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of V-11

from German Vergeltungswaffe revenge weapon
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Later, with the rise of the socialist Sandinista government in Nicaragua, they experiment with pilotless planes similar to the Nazi V-1 rockets.

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"Pulse jets are a type of acoustic jet engine originally developed for World War II-era V-1 'flying bomb' cruise missiles," the report said.

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Max Passer was the No. 2 in an underground group that revealed to the British the secret production site of the Nazis’ V-1 rocket.

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As a longtime fan of the franchise, I’ve become used to the constant sounds of gunfire, tanks, and objective callouts; the collapsing skyscrapers and the massive explosions of the V-1 rocket.

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Their targets ranged from railroads and shipyards to oil refineries, manufacturing centers, ordnance depots and V-1 rocket sites.

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