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bombsight

/bom-sahyt/US // ˈbɒmˌsaɪt //UK // (ˈbɒmˌsaɪt) //

炸弹眼,炸弹视线,炸弹,轰炸机

Related Words

sight视线,视觉,视力,看见了radar雷达,雷达上,雷达上显示的,雷达上的periscope潜望镜,潜水镜,潜水艇,俯视镜sonar声纳,声呐,声纳器,声波viewfinder取景器,观景器,取证器telescopic sight望远镜,伸缩式瞄准器,伸缩瞄准器,伸缩瞄准镜homing device归位装置,归航装置,归位器,归宿装置

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Military.

    • : an instrument for aiming bombs at a target, especially a device that can assume complete control of the aircraft during a bombing run, can automatically compensate for speed, winds, etc., and can guide the release of bombs for maximum accuracy in striking the target.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as infinder
Synonyms
gunsight枪眼,枪械,枪炮,炮塔periscope潜望镜,潜水镜,潜水艇,俯视镜radar雷达,雷达上,雷达上显示的,雷达上的sight视线,视觉,视力,看见了sonar声纳,声呐,声纳器,声波viewfinder取景器,观景器,取证器homing device归位装置,归航装置,归位器,归宿装置telescopic sight望远镜,伸缩式瞄准器,伸缩瞄准器,伸缩瞄准镜

Examples

  • The raids resulted in large aircraft losses and highlighted defects in the Norden bombsight — it was complex to operate and, being dependent on visual target sighting, ineffective in bad weather.

  • Britain’s Bomber Command was, however, unimpressed by the Norden bombsight and, after its own failed attempts to hit industrial and port targets, skeptical about precision bombing.

  • Neither, staring through his bombsight, could bombardier Umphress.

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