cluster bomb
noun
a canister that can be dropped from an aircraft and that opens to release a number of small fragmentation explosives over a wide area.
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Origin of cluster bomb
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby cluster bomb
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British Dictionary definitions for cluster bomb
cluster bomb
noun
a bomb that throws out a number of smaller bombs or antipersonnel projectiles when it explodes
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