单词 | robot plane |
释义 | > as lemmasrobot plane robot plane n. a pilotless aircraft; spec. a flying bomb. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > flying rocket bomb1883 chase me, Charley1906 robot plane1929 robot bomb1934 robot1940 buzz-bomb1944 doodlebug1944 flying bomb1944 robomb1944 V-bomb1944 V-11944 V-21944 1929 Kokomo (Indiana) Daily Tribune 26 July 15/6 To give instructions to the robot plane, all that is necessary is to press the right button. 1935 Sun (Baltimore) 18 July 2/6 King George today saw the British fleet repel an attack by robot planes. The feature of the war game was the fight between the new aircraft guns on the battleship and the radio-controlled ‘queen bee’ flying machines. 1944 J. Lees-Milne Diary 29 June in Prophesying Peace (1977) 84 Dame Una made stately preparations to dive under the table at the first sound of a robot plane. 2006 Prospect Aug. 20/1 We also need a delivery system, such as aeroplanes (or robot planes, misleadingly termed ‘cruise missiles’). < as lemmas |
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