cluster bomb

American  

noun

1. 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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cluster bomb British  

noun

1. a bomb that throws out a number of smaller bombs or antipersonnel projectiles when it explodes

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Etymology

Origin of cluster bomb

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

But the Commanders are still the same cluster bomb owned by Snyder.

From Washington Post

In 2008, the Wizards gave Gilbert Arenas $111 million over six years, and words like “disaster” … “cluster bomb” … and “why God, why?!” are the nicest things that come to mind about that deal.

From Washington Post

He marvels at the “ingenious geniuses” of both Shakespeare and the creator of the cluster bomb, and pivots again, to an unnamed “you” sitting with him for breakfast at a diner.

From Washington Post

The cluster bomb that killed Raja was manufactured at the Milan Army Ammunition Plant in 1977.

From The Guardian

But why choose now to lob this political cluster bomb?

From Washington Post