cluster bomb en · NOUN
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Meanings
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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.
2022 April 21, Lorenzo Tondo, “Russia using cluster bombs to kill Ukrainian civilians, analysis suggests”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cluster bombs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (29)
ar قنبلة عنقودية (explosive munition) · mk ка́сетна бо́мба (explosive munition) · vi bom chùm (explosive munition) · ka კასეტური ბომბი (explosive munition) · tr misket bombası (explosive munition) · nn klasebombe (explosive munition) · ja クラスター爆弾 (explosive munition) · nb klasebombe (explosive munition) · sh rasprskavajuća bomba (explosive munition) · es bomba de racimo (explosive munition) · sv klusterbomb (explosive munition) · nl clusterbom (explosive munition) · fi rypälepommi (explosive munition) · ko 집속탄 (explosive munition) · ko 송이폭탄 (explosive munition) · hu kazettás bomba (explosive munition) · da klyngebombe (explosive munition) · sh kasetna avio-bomba (explosive munition) · fr bombe à sous-munitions (explosive munition) · fr arme à sous-munitions (explosive munition) · it bomba a grappolo (explosive munition) · cmn 集束炸彈 /集束炸弹 (explosive munition) · ru кассе́тная бо́мба (explosive munition) · sh kasetna bomba (explosive munition) · de Streubombe (explosive munition) · ga cnuasbhuama (explosive munition) · hy կասետային ռումբ (explosive munition) · is klasasprenga (explosive munition) · uk касе́тна бо́мба (explosive munition)