Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of a number of small bombs usually contained in a cluster bomb and released in midair.
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- noun A small or
subsidiary bomb , such as one of those released by acluster bomb .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
Etymologies
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Examples
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About 150 yards into the jungle, the boys spotted an unexploded bomblet from a U.S. cluster bomb dropped here during the Vietnam War.
USATODAY.com - 30-year-old bombs still very deadly in Laos 2003
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Submunition (also called a bomblet): A small explosive packed in a larger bomb that separates from it before impact.
USATODAY.com - 30-year-old bombs still very deadly in Laos 2003
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Everyone, everywhere has the right to life and liberty without the fear of stumbling over a little "bomblet" dropped by Uncle Sam or any other nation.
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By the way, isn't "bomblet" a lovely word for a weapon which mains and kills so many children?
Yeah, but not "deliberately" Garry 2006
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By the way, isn't "bomblet" a lovely word for a weapon which mains and kills so many children?
Archive 2006-08-01 Garry 2006
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The journalist had picked up the U.S.-made bomblet in Iraq and was bringing it home as a souvenir.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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The light is bloodthirsty and will smash your collarbone with a spear or a bomblet.
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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Down the street, another man used a large cooking pot to cover the unexploded canister dug into the dirt outside his house; to make sure his five children stayed away, the man spent most of his time squatting next to the bomblet, guarding it.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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The light is bloodthirsty and will smash your collarbone with a spear or a bomblet.
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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Down the street, another man used a large cooking pot to cover the unexploded canister dug into the dirt outside his house; to make sure his five children stayed away, the man spent most of his time squatting next to the bomblet, guarding it.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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