robomb

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/ˈɹəʊbɒm/

noun

A guided missile.

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Meanings

nounrobomb (plural robombs)

plural robombs

  1. datedA guided missile.

    […] to provide 30,000 temporary emergency houses for war workers in war production areas in England. These will help replace some of the 500,000 houses estimated to have been completely destroyed by the Luftwaffe and robombs.

    1944, United States. President, Report to Congress on Lend-lease Operations, page 40

Origin

Blend of robot + bomb.

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APA

robomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/robomb

MLA

“robomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/robomb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “robomb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/robomb.

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