cluster bomb

noun

: a canister of small individual bombs that is dropped from an aircraft

Examples of cluster bomb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In an air campaign highly dependent on U.S. support, Saudi Arabia has dropped cluster bombs and other devastating munitions on Yemeni civilian populations, including schools and medical clinics. Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2017 But the metal object was in fact an unexploded cluster bomb, according to Hamawy, who said that after opening it in front of his family, the child lost his left arm, both his legs, and three fingers on his right arm. Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 26 July 2024 In the last few decades, international law has been able to rein in abuses that come with new military technologies, from chemical and biological weapons to landmines, blinding laser weapons, and cluster bombs. Denise Garcia, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2014 The decision has been divisive within NATO, which includes countries that have prohibited cluster bombs. Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 10 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for cluster bomb 

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cluster bomb was in 1939

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“Cluster bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cluster%20bomb. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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