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bomblet

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bomb·let  (bmlt)
n.
One of a number of small bombs usually contained in a cluster bomb and released in midair.
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Noun1.bomblet - one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
cluster bomblet
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
bombie - an unexploded bomblet; "unexploded bomblets known in Laos as `bombies' caused farmers to fear cultivating their fields"
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"
Translations
bomblet [ˈbɒmlɛt] n → bombelette f
bomb scare n → alerte f à la bombe


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The worst of it is that many bomblets remain unexploded until the civilian population returns to the area only to be confronted by innumerable small explosions, maiming or killing individuals, often children.
On cluster bombs by Catholic Insight
We know that they drenched southern Lebanon with cluster bombs in the last 72 hours of the war, leaving tens of thousands of bomblets which are still killing Lebanese civilians every week.
The mystery of Israel's secret uranium bomb by Fisk, Robert / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Cluster bomblets littered the infrastructure of what used to be apartment buildings, playgrounds, bridges, and factories essential for commerce and carrying on the daily trade and business practices of a bustling and thriving peaceful country.
"Iran Behind the Veil" by Flangan, Pat / The New American
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