bombsight

ˈbɒmsaɪt

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Definition of bombsight - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

aerial bombing

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device in aircraft for aiming bombs accurately

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The pilot adjusted the bombsight before releasing the bomb.

military

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mechanical or electronic device for bomb targeting

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The bombsight ensured the bombs hit the intended target.

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device in aircraft for aiming bombs accurately

Origin of bombsight

English, bomb (explosive device) + sight (viewing device)

Examples of bombsight in a sentence

Engineers worked on improving the bombsight's accuracy.
The pilot adjusted the bombsight for accuracy.
Technicians calibrated the bombsight before the mission.

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French:viseur de bombardement, viseur, ...
German:Bombenzielgerät, Zielvorrichtung, ...
Italian:mirino di bombardamento, mirino per bombe, ...
Spanish:mira de bombardeo, mira de bombas, ...
Portuguese:mira de bombardeio, visor de bombas, ...
Chinese:轰炸瞄准器, 炸弹瞄准器, ...
Japanese:爆撃照準器, ...
Arabic:مِنْظَار القَصْف, مِنظار القَنابِل, ...
Hebrew:מַכְוֵן פְּצָצוֹת, כַּוֶּנֶת פְּצָצוֹת, ...
Russian:прицел для бомбометания, прицел, ...
Ukrainian:приціл для бомбометання, бомбовий приціл, ...
Hindi:बम लक्ष्य यंत्र, बॉम्बसाइट, ...
Bengali:বোমা লক্ষ্য করার যন্ত্র, বোমা লক্ষ্যযন্ত্র, ...
Catalan:mira de bombardeig, visor de bombes, ...
Czech:bombový zaměřovač, zaměřovač, ...
Danish:bombesigte, ...
Dutch:bombardementsvizier, bommenrichttoestel, ...
Greek:σκοπευτικό βομβών, σκόπευτρο βομβών, ...
Hungarian:bombacélzó, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍តម្រង់គ្រាប់បែកលើយន្តហោះ, ឧបករណ៍តម្រង់គ្រាប់បែក, ...
Korean:폭탄 조준기, 폭격 조준기, ...
Persian:بمب‌نما, هدف‌گیر بمب, ...
Polish:celownik bombowy, celownik, ...
Portuguese (BR):mira de bombardeio, mira de bomba, ...
Romanian:sistem de ochire, vizoare de bombardament, ...
Swedish:bombsikte, bomsikte, ...
Thai:เครื่องเล็งทิ้งระเบิด, เครื่องเล็งเป้าหมายระเบิด, ...
Turkish:bomba nişangahı, bombardıman nişangahı, ...
Vietnamese:thiết bị ngắm bom, máy ngắm bom, ...

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