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lazy dog bomb

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fin-stabilized aerial-bomb-shaped solid-steel slug that is dropped from high altitude aircraft, to achieve kinetic bombardment of the targeted area below. This unpowered ballistic projectile contains no explosives and achieves its aims through kinetic energy strikes alone, typically striking at 500 mph (800 km/h).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Synonyms: lazy dog

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the airdropped ballistic projectile model "Lazy Dog", generalized to all steel airdropped kinetic bombardment ballistic projectiles.