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Meaning of cluster bomb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An explosive munition designed to explode in the air and release a cluster of smaller explosives, thus spreading the blast over a larger area.

Equivalents

العربية قنبلة عنقودية
Deutsch Streubombe
Español bomba de racimo
Suomi rypälepommi
Français arme à sous-munitions bombe à sous-munitions
Italiano bomba a grappolo
日本語 クラスター爆弾
ქართული კასეტური ბომბი
한국어 송이폭탄 집속탄
Македонски касетна бомба
Nederlands clusterbom
Русский кассе́тная бо́мба
Svenska klusterbomb

Examples

“Bellingcat[…] has reviewed some of the pictures collected by the Guardian, confirmed the presence of tail fins of RBK-500 cluster bombs with PTAB-1M submunitions and cluster rocket, launched by BM-30 Smerch.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cluster C personality disorder cluster chord cluster compound cluster development cluster F-bomb cluster feeding

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