Definition of Glide-bomb

1. Verb. Bomb by gliding.

Generic synonyms: Bomb, Bombard

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glide-bomb

glibly
glibness
glibnesses
glibs
glicentin
glicke
glickes
gliclazide
glid
glidant
glidden
glidder
gliddery
gliddest
glide
glide-bomb (current term)
glide by
glide path
glide ratio
glide slope
glided
glidepath
glidepaths
glider
glider gun
gliders
glides
glidest
glideth
gliding

Literary usage of Glide-bomb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Aerial Interdiction: Air Power and the Land Battle in Three American Wars by Mark (1995)
"... the way to the target, Walleye was a launch- and-leave glide-bomb with a slant range of 40000 feet. It was guided by a television camera and a computer. ..."

2. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"glide bomb—(DOD) A bomb fitted with airfoils to provide lift, carried and released in the direction of a target by an airplane. glide mode—(DOD) In a flight ..."

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