buzz bomb
buzz bomb
B b Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhz bom]
- /bʌz bɒm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhz bom]
- /bʌz bɒm/
Definitions of buzz bomb words
- noun buzz bomb a robot bomb, esp. as used against England by Germany in WWII 3
- noun buzz bomb a type of self-steering aerial bomb, launched from large land-based rocket platforms: used by the Germans in World War II, especially over England. 1
- noun buzz bomb any small, jet-propelled flying missile that carries a bomb. 0
- noun buzz bomb the V-1 flying bomb; the doodlebug. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of buzz bomb
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45
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Parts of speech for Buzz bomb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buzz bomb popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
buzz bomb usage trend in Literature
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