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bouncing betty

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Noun1.bouncing betty - an antipersonnel land mine
booby trap, ground-emplaced mine, land mine - an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over


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Among the more familiar items would be the bounding net munition, a less-than-lethal version of the so-called Bouncing Betty mine, which springs 3 to 5 feet into the air before exploding in a hail of shrapnel.
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