What does "flying bomb" mean?

Any early guided missile, but especially the V-1.

What is a synonym for "flying bomb"?

Common synonyms include: buzz bomb, doodlebug, robot bomb, v-1.

Flying bomb

noun

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Noun

1
Any early guided missile, but especially the V-1.
"In this category may be placed the new tube tunnel shelters in London, some of which have now been brought into use because of the flying-bomb attack."
2
a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

buzz bomb doodlebug robot bomb v-1

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"In this category may be placed the new tube tunnel shelters in London, some of which have now been brought into use because of the flying-bomb attack."

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