bombsight

English

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Compound from English bomb + English sight.

Origin

English

sight

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

aerobomb English
antibomb English
backsight English
barrel bomb English
blindsight English
bomb English
bomb calorimeter English
bomb cyclone English
bombable English
bomber English
bombie English
bombless English
bomblet English
bomblike English
bombload English
bombmaker English
bombmaking English
bombogenesis English
bombproof English
bombshell English
bombsies English
bombsite English
bombworthy English
boresight English
candlebomb English
daysight English
desight English
divebomb English
dumb bomb English
eyesight English
f-bomb English
farsight English
firebomb English
foresight English
googlebomb English
greasebomb English
gunsight English
gutbomb English
hindsight English
hydrobomb English
insight English
isomer bomb English
lava bomb English
microbomb English
mindsight English
missight English
n-bomb English
onsight English
outsight English
oversight English
oversightly English
photobomb English
powerbomb English
rearsight English
resight English
s-bomb English
see English
sight English
sight-reader English
sightability English
sightable English
sighten English
sighter English
sightful English
sightholder English
sighthole English
sighthound English
sightless English
sightline English
sightly English
sightproof English
sightscreen English
sightseeing English
sightseer English
sightsman English
sightwise English
stinkbomb English
superbomb English
supersight English
tarbomb English
unsight English
unsightable English
waterbomb English
bombe French
ボム Japanese
siȝht Middle English
बम Hindi
บอมบ์ Thai
boma Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
bomber Norman
ဗုံး Burmese
bomu Swahili
ibhomu Zulu
baam̧ Marshallese