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CLUSTER BOMBLET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
Synonyms:
bomblet; cluster bomblet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
