English Explanatory Dictionary

V-1

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early cruise missile, powered by a pulsejet, used by Germany in the Second World War.
noun
  1. Alternative form of V1.

Word forms

V-1 V-1s

Etymology

From German Vergeltungswaffe eins (“retaliation weapon one”).

Synonyms

buzz bomb doodlebug

Related words

V-2
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