- cluster bomb
- noun Date: 1967 a canister of small individual bombs that is dropped from an aircraft
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cluster bomb
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Cluster bomb — Cluster munitions or cluster bombs are air dropped or ground launched munitions that eject a number of smaller submunitions: a cluster of bomblets. The most common types are intended to kill enemy personnel and destroy vehicles. Submunition based … Wikipedia
cluster bomb — cluster .bomb n a bomb that sends out smaller bombs when it explodes >cluster bomb v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
cluster bomb — cluster bombs N COUNT A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground … English dictionary
cluster bomb — cluster ,bomb noun count a bomb dropped from an aircraft that contains a lot of smaller bombs that it sends out over a large area when it explodes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cluster bomb — n. an aerial bomb that explodes in midair and scatters smaller bombs across a wide area … English World dictionary
Cluster bomb — Ein US amerikanischer B 1 Bomber wirft 30 „Cluster Bomben“ ab Marquardt CBU Mark 20 „Rockeye II” … Deutsch Wikipedia
cluster bomb — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑bomb • Part Meronyms: ↑bomblet … Useful english dictionary
cluster bomb — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cluster bomb : singular cluster bomb plural cluster bombs a bomb dropped from an aircraft that contains a lot of smaller bombs that it sends out over a large area when it explodes … English dictionary
cluster bomb — noun (C) a bomb that sends out smaller bombs when it explodes cluster bomb verb (T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Cluster bomb unit — Ein US amerikanischer B 1 Bomber wirft 30 „Cluster Bomben“ ab Marquardt CBU Mark 20 „Rockeye II” … Deutsch Wikipedia
cluster bomb unit — bombų kekės pakaba statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Orlaivio pakaba, susidedanti iš dalytuvo ir antrinių šaudmenų, skirta bombų kekėms. atitikmenys: angl. cluster bomb unit pranc. arme à dispersion ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – dalytuvas … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
