cluster bomb
See also: clusterbomb
English
Noun
cluster bomb (plural cluster bombs)
- An explosive munition designed to explode in the air and release a cluster of smaller explosives, thus spreading the blast over a larger area.
- Synonym: cluster munition
- 2022 April 21, Lorenzo Tondo, “Russia using cluster bombs to kill Ukrainian civilians, analysis suggests”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- Bellingcat […] has reviewed some of the pictures collected by the Guardian, confirmed the presence of tail fins of RBK-500 cluster bombs with PTAB-1M submunitions and cluster rocket, launched by BM-30 Smerch.
Derived terms
Translations
explosive munition
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