cluster bomb

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cluster bomb

noun cluster bombs

  1. An explosive munition designed to explode in the air and release a cluster of smaller explosives, thus spreading the blast over a larger area. Bellingcat[…] has reviewed some of the pictures collected by the Guardian, confirmed the presence of tail fins of RBK-500 cluster bombs with PTAB-1M submunitions and cluster rocket, launched by BM-30 Smerch.

    Similar: cluster munition

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noun explosive munition

Españolbomba de racimo
한국어집속탄 jipsoktan, 송이폭탄 song'ipoktan
日本語クラスター爆弾 kurasutā bakudan
中文集束炸彈 /集束炸弹 jíshù zhàdàn
Françaisbombe à sous-munitions, arme à sous-munitions
DeutschStreubombe
Italianobomba a grappolo
Русскийкассе́тная бо́мба kassétnaja bómba
Tiếng Việtbom chùm
العربيةقنبلة عنقودية

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@misc{cluster_bomb_2026,
  title = {cluster bomb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cluster%20bomb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}