fugo

Eigenname

A noun referring to a bomb that is carried and delivered by a balloon.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Bombe bezeichnet, die von einem Ballon oder Luftballon getragen und abgeworfen wird.

1. Balloon bomb C1 formal

   An explosive device that is carried aloft by a balloon, typically used in warfare as a means of delivering a bomb over long distances.

   • During World War II, Japan launched thousands of Fugo balloons toward North America.
   • The Fugo weapon was designed to exploit the jet stream to reach its target.
   • A Fugo balloon bomb was discovered in a remote forest in Oregon in 1945.
   • Historians study the Fugo campaign as one of the earliest intercontinental bombing attempts.

   🇩🇪Ballonbombe

   Synonyme: balloon bomb