bombsight
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈbɑmˌsaɪt/
- Archaic
:
mira de bombardeo
- During the mission, the pilot carefully aligned the aircraft's bombsight to ensure an accurate release of the payload.
- Norden bombsight
- eye to the bombsight
Examples
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Val is bent over the bombsight, making careful adjustments.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ken, you used to look down a bombsight for a living.
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Yeah, but what about taking the Norden Bombsight out?
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Val takes his eye from the bombsight and looks out the nose.
Fiction book (1990) -
Val takes his finger off the bomb release button and adjusts the bombsight.
Fiction book (1990) -
Val takes the canvas cover off a complicated device at the very tip of the nose: the Norden bombsight.
Fiction book (1990) -
There are portholes to check out the props spinning, but the bombsight rests in the spot where it aimed explosives seven decades ago.
Blog text (32) -
There are two crosshairs that Val manipulates with coarse knobs on either side of the bombsight.
Fiction book (1990) -
The engineer explained how to calibrate the bombsight for optimal targeting during training sessions.
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When flying at a high altitude, the pilot must rely on the bombsight to hit the designated target below.
How Accurate
- Archaic
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8.4
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bombsight is made from bomb and sight. A sight is something you use to 'aim', like eyesight. So a bombsight is the device on a plane that helps pilots aim and drop bombs accurately.