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单词 robomb
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robombn.

Brit. /ˈrəʊbɒm/, U.S. /ˈroʊˌbɑm/
Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: robot n.2, bomb n.
Etymology: Blend of robot n.2 and bomb n., after robot bomb n. at robot n.2 Compounds 2.
North American slang. Now historical and rare.
= robot bomb n. at robot n.2 Compounds 2.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > flying
rocket bomb1883
chase me, Charley1906
robot plane1929
robot bomb1934
robot1940
buzz-bomb1944
doodlebug1944
flying bomb1944
robomb1944
V-bomb1944
V-11944
V-21944
1944 Dunkirk (N.Y.) Evening Observer 22 June 8/7 I slept so soundly that I did not wake up the other night when a ‘robomb’ fell less than half a mile away.
1944 Sat. Night (Toronto) 22 July 17 (heading) Germany's robombs another case of ‘too little and too late’.
1945 H. S. Zim Rockets & Jets xix. 266 Like the V- 1 robomb it must be given a high initial speed before the engine begins to operate.
2002 F. R. Bryan Friends, Families, & Forays 190 (caption) A PJ-31-1 engine as installed on a JB-2 robomb.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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