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CLUSTER BOMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cluster bomb mean? 

CLUSTER BOMB (noun)
  The noun CLUSTER BOMB has 1 sense:

1. 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 areaplay

  Familiarity information: CLUSTER BOMB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLUSTER BOMB (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely

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)


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