Norden bombsight

noun

An early tachometric bombsight used by the US air force and navy.

Meanings

nounNorden bombsight (plural Norden bombsights)

plural Norden bombsights

  1. historicalAn early tachometric bombsight used by the US air force and navy.

Origin

Designed by Carl Norden, a Dutch engineer.

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APA

Norden bombsight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norden%20bombsight

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norden bombsight,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norden%20bombsight.

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