Meaning of soft ordnance | Babel Free

Definitions

Napalm or cluster bombs (for use against soft targets), as opposed to high explosives (for hardened targets).

US, euphemistic, uncountable

Examples

“Some of the planes were loaded with "soft" ordnance—cluster bombs or napalm—others with "hard" ordnance such as high explosives. The planes were scrambled according to what the troops on the ground called for. If enemy soldiers were in the open, soft ordnance was on the menu; […]”

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