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Look up: bombsight

  1. bombsight
    [n] - a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. bombsight
    noun a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  3. bombsight
    (from the article `military aircraft`) ...in France, and a license-built version of their turret had appeared on the British Boulton Paul Overstrand bomber in 1934. Meanwhile, the U.S. ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/89

  4. bombsight
    bombsight A device in a combat aircraft for determining the point at which to drop a bomb in order to strike a target.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  5. Bombsight
    A `bombsight` is a device used by bomber aircraft to accurately drop bombs. Early bombsights were nothing more than crosshairs, in the last decades, however, they correct factors affecting the ballistic trajectory of the dropped ordnance. These include the altitude, airspeed, and heading of the airc...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombsight

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14 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ February 14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop. The first Valentine card grew out of this practice. The first true Valentine card was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time. Cupid, another symbol of the holiday, became associated with it because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on Valentine cards. read more

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