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V-1

Today it means: An early cruise missile, powered by a pulsejet, used by Germany in the Second World War. Full definition →

German Vergeltungswaffe eins

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V-1 · noun¹

German · derived fromVergeltungswaffe eins“retaliation weapon one”
English todayV-1

From German Vergeltungswaffe eins (“retaliation weapon one”).

V-1 · noun²

From V + 1.

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