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dumb bomb

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Noun1.dumb bomb - a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target
gravity bomb
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
smart bomb - a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target; "smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment"


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JDAM is a tail kit that turns an unguided dumb bomb already in the warfighter's arsenal into an accurate smart munition.
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bombs, not the PGMs that were to be employed, because bringing the PGMs up from below would have consumed too much time and there happened to be some dumb bombs lying about the carrier decks.
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We are seriously considering upgrading 146 dumb bombs with conversion kits costing $350,000 apiece.
Have Bridge, Will Bomb by Durst, Will / The Progressive
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