LASER-GUIDED BOMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laser-guided bomb mean? 

• LASER-GUIDED BOMB (noun)
  The noun LASER-GUIDED BOMB has 1 sense:

1. a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent

  Familiarity information: LASER-GUIDED BOMB used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LASER-GUIDED BOMB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

laser-guided bomb; LGB

Context example:

laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather

Hypernyms ("laser-guided bomb" is a kind of...):

smart bomb (a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target)

Instance hyponyms:

Bunker Buster; GBU-28; Guided Bomb Unit-28 (a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities)