submunition

noun

sub·​mu·​ni·​tion (ˌ)səb-myü-ˈni-shən 

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

Examples of submunition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Israel's military says Iran is firing cluster bombs that can evade some air defenses and scatter submunitions across multiple locations. —Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026

Israel’s military says Iran is firing cluster bombs that can evade some air defenses and scatter submunitions across multiple locations. —Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026

Multisite impacts have become a hallmark of the war, as Israel’s military says Iran is firing cluster bombs that can evade some air defenses and scatter submunitions across multiple locations. —Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

Iran now appears to be equipping more of its ballistic missiles with a cargo warhead, which can carry cluster submunitions, than in previous conflicts with Israel. —Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for submunition

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition