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bomblet

[ bom-lit ]

noun

  1. any of numerous explosive, incendiary, or fragmentation bombs packed into a larger bomb or canister that releases or scatters them to explode separately.


bomblet

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noun

  1. one of a number of small bombs contained in a larger bomb
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These weapons, delivered mostly in artillery shells, scatter multiple bomblets, and are banned by more than 100 countries because of the risk they pose to civilians.

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Cluster munitions open in the air, releasing smaller “bomblets†across a wide area.

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Janesville police were trying to determine who left the bomblet and ammunition at the Goodwill store.

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They also become functionally suppressed, halting the production of reactive oxygen species -- the molecular bomblets neutrophils ordinarily use to destroy their cellular targets.

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Ukraine is currently equipped with 155 mm artillery with a maximum range of 18 miles carrying up to 48 bomblets.

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