: 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.
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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
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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
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“Bomblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomblet. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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