BLU-82

 Dictionary entry overview: What does BLU-82 mean? 

• BLU-82 (noun)
  The noun BLU-82 has 1 sense:

1. a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan

  Familiarity information: BLU-82 used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLU-82 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Big Blue; BLU-82

Hypernyms ("BLU-82" is a kind of...):

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)