bombsight
noun
bombsight is spelled B-O-M-B-S-I-G-H-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bombsight means “A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bombsight is bombsights.
How many letters and syllables are in bombsight?
| Letters | 9: B-O-M-B-S-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bombsight?
Bombsight appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bombsight
- bombsights plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bombsight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bombsight come from?
From bomb + sight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).