V-1

V-1
[[t]ˈviˈwʌn[/t]]
n. pl. V-1's
mil a robot bomb propelled by a pulse-jet engine after launching from land-based catapults: used by the Germans in World War II
Etymology: < G V(ergeltungswaffe) retaliation weapon

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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