Bombie (Noun)
Meaning
An unexploded bomblet; "unexploded bomblets known in Laos as `bombies' caused farmers to fear cultivating their fields".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Laos has struggled to eliminate the threat of bombies that have injured thousands of civilians since the Vietnam War.
- Farmers have been hesitant to cultivate certain fields due to the presence of bombies.
- The country's landscape is dotted with bombies, remnants of a conflict that has left lasting scars.
- Each year, dozens of people fall victim to bombies, which remain a major obstacle to development.
- Clearing bombies one by one has become an arduous but necessary task for many communities.