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doodlebug [Brit ˈduːd(ə)lbʌɡ, Am ˈdudlˌbəɡ] SUBST Brit

doodlebug HIST, MILIT

doodlebug HIST, MILIT

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Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

bomba volante HIST, MILIT

doodlebug Brit

bomba a tempo, bomba a scoppio ritardato, bomba volante HIST

doodlebug Brit

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It got knocked around a bit during the blitz and by doodlebugs. www.independent.co.uk

Its etymology is uncertain, but it may be a variation of doodlebug, a railroad term for certain types of small, self-propelled cars. en.wikipedia.org

To do all this, the doodlebug needed good ground clearance for use in any conditions, going under trees, and climbing almost any terrain. en.wikipedia.org

The audience comes to realise that every move that the doodlebug makes the man reciprocates a second later. en.wikipedia.org

Although this is not when the doodlebug term was coined, it was probably around the same time that railroaders created this nickname. en.wikipedia.org

The engineer, conductor and a railroad employee managed to jump free, though they were badly injured; but no-one else on the doodlebug survived. en.wikipedia.org

It is this ability which gives woodlice in this family their common name of pill bugs or roly polies, or doodlebugs. en.wikipedia.org

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