one designed to disintegrate into small fragments on explosion.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > fragmentation (9) fragmentation bomb1918 one designed to disintegrate into small fragments on explosion. grass cutter1925 Military slang. (A name for) a small anti-personnel fragmentation bomb which scatters shrapnel at a low level when it explodes. Cf. daisy-cutter, n.… parafrag bomb1944 a fragmentation bomb dropped by parachute. scatter bomb1961 a bomb that scatters its material over a wide area; also figurative. lazy dog1965 a type of fragmentation bomb designed to explode in mid-air and scatter steel pellets at high velocity over the target area. cluster bomb1967 an anti-personnel bomb containing numerous metal pellets which spray out over a wide range on impact; hence as v. transitive. pellet bomb1967 a type of small anti-personnel bomb. mother-bomb1971 a canister containing a cluster of explosive devices. nail bomb1971 a bomb, used esp. by terrorists, containing nails to increase the chance of injuries. |
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