Bomblet (Noun)
Meaning
One of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The cluster bomb exploded in mid-air, dispersing hundreds of bomblets over the battlefield.
- Each bomblet was designed to detonate on impact, causing maximum damage to enemy personnel and equipment.
- The bomblets were scattered across the landscape, many of them failing to explode and posing a deadly threat to civilians.
- The use of cluster bombs and their associated bomblets has been widely criticized due to the indiscriminate harm they cause.
- The bomblets were equipped with a delayed fuse, allowing them to penetrate the earth before detonating and causing massive craters.