Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bombsight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: bomb-sight
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From bomb + sight.

Inflected Forms

bombsights (plural)

Phrases

Norden bombsight

Homonyms

bombsite

Questions

What does bombsight mean?: A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.
Where does bombsight come from?: From bomb + sight.

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