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bombsight

noun

Etymology

From bomb + sight.

  1. inherited from *sihti✻ — “seeing, sight”
  2. inherited from sihþ — “something seen; vision”
  3. inherited from sighte
  4. compounded as bombsight — “bomb + sight”

Definitions

  1. A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a…

    A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.

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