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CLUSTER BOMBLET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cluster bomblet mean?
• CLUSTER BOMBLET (noun)
The noun CLUSTER BOMBLET has 1 sense:
1. one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
Familiarity information: CLUSTER BOMBLET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bomblet; cluster bomblet
Hypernyms ("cluster bomblet" is a kind of...):
bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cluster bomblet"):
bombie (an unexploded bomblet)
Holonyms ("cluster bomblet" is a part of...):
cluster bomb (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)
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