one designed to disintegrate into small fragments on explosion.

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.…

a fragmentation bomb dropped by parachute.

a bomb that scatters its material over a wide area; also figurative.

a type of fragmentation bomb designed to explode in mid-air and scatter steel pellets at high velocity over the target area.

an anti-personnel bomb containing numerous metal pellets which spray out over a wide range on impact; hence as v. transitive.

a type of small anti-personnel bomb.

a canister containing a cluster of explosive devices.

a bomb, used esp. by terrorists, containing nails to increase the chance of injuries.