: a small bomb
especially
: one of the many small bombs that make up a cluster bomb
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In some cases, Inbar said, an Iranian ballistic missile can be successfully intercepted by Israel’s long-range interceptors, but the bomblets are still deployed – either because the missile was not hit head-on, or because the bomblets were already released.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The warheads burst open at high altitudes, scattering dozens of smaller bomblets across a wide area.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
These bomblets scatter across a large area, from several hundred meters (yards) to several kilometers (miles), trading precision for coverage.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Margaret, a short time ago, a bomblet from one of those cluster munitions landed in that building behind me.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The warheads burst open at high altitudes, scattering dozens of smaller bomblets across a wide area.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
These bomblets scatter across a large area, from several hundred meters (yards) to several kilometers (miles), trading precision for coverage.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Margaret, a short time ago, a bomblet from one of those cluster munitions landed in that building behind me.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Bomblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomblet. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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