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smart bomb
n.
A bomb that can be guided by radio waves or a laser beam to its target.
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Noun1.smart bomb - a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target; "smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment"
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
laser-guided bomb, LGB - a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent; "laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather"
dumb bomb, gravity bomb - a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target


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4 reported an Israeli Defence Ministry official as saying the Israel Air Force (IAF) had purchased a new and advanced Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) smart bomb with a laser-targeting system which will improve the IAF's ability to accurately hit fast-moving targets.
By swiftly flattening every major target, smart bombs would have put the fear of God into that small, primitive country.
Smart bomb Where, oh where, did your smart bomb fall?
 
 
 
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