bombletn.

/ˈbɒmlɪt/

Etymology: < bomb n. + -let suffix.

A small bomb; any of many explosive devices forming part of a larger, complex weapon. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > other bombs

iron bomb1759

suicide bomb1889

crump1914

radio bomb1914

marmite1915

pineapple bomb1916

pineapple1918

germ bomb1921

stick-bomb1928

bomblet1937

breadbasket1940

flash bomb1940

blockbuster1942

butterfly bomb1942

screamer1942

plastic bomb1944

napalm bomb1945

mail bomb1972

blast bomb1976

1937 G. Frankau More of Us ii. 30 What, readers few, ah, what were Sophie's feelings, When burst that bomblet at her shell-like ear?

1950 J. D. Greenway Fish, Fowl & Foreign Lands vii. 80 In a safe in an outbuilding was a case of tear-gas bomblets which had been left behind by some unknown former mission and were presumably used for de-ratting purposes.

1968 New Scientist 29 Feb. 465/2 Chemicals are also packed into missile warheads. There may be several hundred bomblets in each.

1972 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 30 Mar. 1/4 Devices such as people sniffers, spider mines, and silent button bomblets.

1977 New Scientist 24 Feb. 443/1 FAE bombs carry a number of canisters or bomblets containing a volatile and highly inflammable fuel.

1986 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. 5/6 The idea is to ground-launch or air-launch rockets containing dozens or even hundreds of bomblets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	bomblet
释义	bombletn. /ˈbɒmlɪt/ Etymology: < bomb n. + -let suffix. A small bomb; any of many explosive devices forming part of a larger, complex weapon. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > other bombs iron bomb1759 suicide bomb1889 crump1914 radio bomb1914 marmite1915 pineapple bomb1916 pineapple1918 germ bomb1921 stick-bomb1928 bomblet1937 breadbasket1940 flash bomb1940 blockbuster1942 butterfly bomb1942 screamer1942 plastic bomb1944 napalm bomb1945 mail bomb1972 blast bomb1976 1937 G. Frankau More of Us ii. 30 What, readers few, ah, what were Sophie's feelings, When burst that bomblet at her shell-like ear? 1950 J. D. Greenway Fish, Fowl & Foreign Lands vii. 80 In a safe in an outbuilding was a case of tear-gas bomblets which had been left behind by some unknown former mission and were presumably used for de-ratting purposes. 1968 New Scientist 29 Feb. 465/2 Chemicals are also packed into missile warheads. There may be several hundred bomblets in each. 1972 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 30 Mar. 1/4 Devices such as people sniffers, spider mines, and silent button bomblets. 1977 New Scientist 24 Feb. 443/1 FAE bombs carry a number of canisters or bomblets containing a volatile and highly inflammable fuel. 1986 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. 5/6 The idea is to ground-launch or air-launch rockets containing dozens or even hundreds of bomblets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1937
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