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CLUSTER BOMB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Example:
cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cluster bomb" is a kind of...):
bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
Meronyms (parts of "cluster bomb"):
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)
