cluster bomb
noun
a canister that can be dropped from an aircraft and that opens to release a number of small fragmentation explosives over a wide area.
Origin of cluster bomb
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby cluster bomb
clupeoid,
clurman,
clusium,
cluster,
cluster area,
cluster bomb,
cluster college,
cluster cup,
cluster fly,
cluster headache,
cluster leg
British Dictionary definitions for cluster bomb
cluster bomb
noun
a bomb that throws out a number of smaller bombs or antipersonnel projectiles when it explodes