glide bomb
/ɡlaɪd bɑm/
verb
- To drop a bomb from an aircraft in a way that it glides toward the target rather than falling straight down.
- The pilot was trained to glide-bomb enemy positions with precision.
- During the mission, they had to glide-bomb the bridge to avoid anti-aircraft fire.
- Modern drones can glide-bomb targets using advanced guidance systems.
noun
- A bomb that is dropped from an aircraft and glides to its target.
- The military tested a new glide-bomb that could hit targets from miles away.
- The warehouse was destroyed by a glide-bomb launched from a fighter jet.
- Engineers designed the glide-bomb to be more accurate than traditional bombs.