cluster bomb

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cluster bomb

A projectile that, when dropped from an aircraft or fired through the air, releases explosive fragments over a wide area.

cluster bomb

(Military) a bomb that throws out a number of smaller bombs or antipersonnel projectiles when it explodes

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Noun

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

Translations

cluster bomb

n → Splitterbombe f

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