bomblet

noun

bomb·let ˈbäm-lət

: a small bomb

especially : one of the many small bombs that make up a cluster bomb

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The drone observed at least one bomblet exploding directly where a Russian trainee was standing. —

David Axe, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Advertisement Cluster bombs, outlawed in more than 120 countries, explode in the air over a target, releasing dozens to hundreds of smaller bomblets across an area potentially as big as several football fields. —

Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 20 July 2023 While some versions of the missiles can go as far as about 180 miles, the ones sent to Ukraine have a shorter range and carry cluster munitions, which, when fired, open in the air, releasing hundreds of bomblets rather than a single warhead. —

Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023 Analysts say that as many as 40 percent of the bomblets from Russia’s cluster munitions have resulted in duds. —

John Ismay, New York Times, 7 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for bomblet