: a small bomb
especially
: one of the many small bombs that make up a cluster bomb
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The clash between the Southeast Asian nations began Thursday, with Cambodia accusing Thailand of using cluster munitions, highly controversial weapons that have multiple bomblets that explode over a large area.
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 28 July 2025
Rather than a conventional warhead, a cluster munition warhead carries dozens of submunitions that can explode on impact, showering small bomblets around a large area and posing major safety risks on the ground.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Cluster munitions release submunitions, or bomblets, which can spread over a wide area and pose a significant threat to civilians.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
After Russia invaded in force in 2022, Ukrainian units quickly acquired and flew drones at a larger scale, for reconnaissance, coordinating fire support and dropping bomblets.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 28 July 2025
Rather than a conventional warhead, a cluster munition warhead carries dozens of submunitions that can explode on impact, showering small bomblets around a large area and posing major safety risks on the ground.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Cluster munitions release submunitions, or bomblets, which can spread over a wide area and pose a significant threat to civilians.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
After Russia invaded in force in 2022, Ukrainian units quickly acquired and flew drones at a larger scale, for reconnaissance, coordinating fire support and dropping bomblets.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Bomblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomblet. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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