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noun
A small or subsidiary bomb, such as one of those released by a cluster bomb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cluster bomblet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bomb
Narrower terms: bombie
History
Etymology tree English bomb Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English bomblet From bomb + -let.
