Noun (abbreviation): a sub-orbital, intermediate range ballistic
missile carrying an explosive
warhead, officially known (in German) as "Vergeltungswaffe 2" (Eng. trans: "Vengeance weapon 2"), deployed by Nazi Germany against Britain and other Allied European nations beginning in September of 1944, and continuing until the
cessation of its production in March, 1945.
"The V-2 was
Hitler's last hope to
stave off defeat, but his scientists were unable to develop a
nuclear warhead which could be delivered to London, or multiple rocket staqes which could have placed Washington, D.C. within reach of the weapon."
