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cluster bomb
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cluster bomb
n.
A projectile that, when dropped from an aircraft or fired through the air, releases explosive fragments over a wide area.
cluster bomb
n
(Military) a bomb that throws out a number of smaller bombs or antipersonnel projectiles when it explodes
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Noun1.cluster bomb - bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area; "cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely"
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
bomblet, cluster bomblet - one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
anti-personnel bomb, antipersonnel bomb, daisy cutter, fragmentation bomb - a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
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cluster bomb
n → Splitterbombe f
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Summary: <p>Clearing of unexploded cluster munitions in three areas of south Lebanon will be complete by January next year, thanks to a donation to the Danish non-governmental organization, DanChurchAid.
Danish donation speeds clearing of cluster bombs by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
In May, Israel gave UN peacekeepers in Lebanon maps showing the location of over one million cluster munitions it dropped during its devastating air war on Lebanon three summers ago.
One killed, two hurt by Lebanon cluster bomb by AFP / AFP Global Edition
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This article provides an unclassified explanation of why the United States still needs the military capability provided by cluster munitions (CM).
The stance on the cluster munitions ban U.S. philosophy explained by Hinton, Donald L. / Joint Force Quarterly
 
 
 
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