submunition
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sub·mu·ni·tion

noun \(ˌ)səb-myü-ˈni-shən\

Definition of SUBMUNITION

: any of a group of smaller weapons carried as a warhead by a missile or projectile and expelled as the carrier approaches its target

First Known Use of SUBMUNITION

1975

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