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rocket bomb

noun

an aerial bomb equipped with a rocket for added velocity after being dropped from an aircraft.
(loosely) any rocket-propelled missile launched from the ground.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rocket bomb¹

First recorded in 1940–45

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“Russia continues to carry out rocket, bomb and artillery strikes on the cities and settlements of Ukraine,” the General Staff said, and repeated earlier Ukrainian accusations that the Russians have targeted humanitarian corridors.

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A rocket bomb must have dropped quite near at hand.

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Somewhere far away a rocket bomb exploded with a dull, reverberating roar.

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Somewhere in remote distance a rocket bomb thundered.

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In the centers of civilization war means no more than a continuous shortage of consumption goods, and the occasional crash of a rocket bomb which may cause a few scores of deaths.

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rocket airplane rocketeer

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