bombsight

bombsight
/bom"suyt'/, n. Mil.
(in an aircraft) an instrument for aiming bombs at a target, esp. a device that can assume complete control of the aircraft during a bombing run, can automatically compensate for speed, winds, etc., and can guide the release of bombs for maximum accuracy in striking the target.
[1915-20; BOMB + SIGHT]

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