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Meaning of "bomblet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOMBLET

bomblet  [ˈbɒmlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOMBLET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bomblet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOMBLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cluster munition

A cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller submunitions. Commonly, this is a cluster bomb that ejects explosive bomblets that are designed to kill personnel and destroy vehicles. Other cluster munitions are designed to destroy runways or electric power transmission lines, disperse chemical or biological weapons, or to scatter land mines. Some submunition-based weapons can disperse non-munitions, such as leaflets. Because cluster bombs release many small bomblets over a wide area, they pose risks to civilians both during attacks and afterwards. During attacks, the weapons are prone to indiscriminate effects, especially in populated areas. Unexploded bomblets can kill or maim civilians and/or unintended targets long after a conflict has ended, and are costly to locate and remove. Cluster munitions are prohibited for those nations that ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions, adopted in Dublin, Ireland in May 2008.

Definition of bomblet in the English dictionary

The definition of bomblet in the dictionary is one of a number of small bombs contained in a larger bomb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOMBLET


armlet
ˈɑːmlɪt
boomlet
ˈbuːmlɪt
bracelet
ˈbreɪslɪt
bullet
ˈbʊlɪt
camlet
ˈkæmlɪt
chocolate
ˈtʃɒkəlɪt
flamelet
ˈfleɪmlɪt
gimlet
ˈɡɪmlɪt
hamlet
ˈhæmlɪt
lit
lɪt
omelet
ˈɒmlɪt
omelette
ˈɒmlɪt
plumelet
ˈpluːmlɪt
split
splɪt
stemlet
ˈstemlɪt
tablet
ˈtæblɪt
template
ˈtɛmplɪt
toilet
ˈtɔɪlɪt
violet
ˈvaɪəlɪt
wallet
ˈwɒlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOMBLET

bomber pilot
Bomberg
bombesin
bombilate
bombilation
bombinate
bombination
bombing
bombing campaign
bombing mission
bombing run
bombload
bombo
bombora
bombproof
bombshell
bombsight
bombycid
bombycoid
bombyx

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOMBLET

ablet
blet
boblet
bulblet
cablet
doublet
dribblet
driblet
fablet
gablet
giblet
goblet
herblet
riblet
sleeping tablet
sublet
triblet
vitamin tablet

Synonyms and antonyms of bomblet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bomblet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOMBLET

Find out the translation of bomblet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bomblet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bomblet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小炸弹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bombeta
570 millions of speakers

English

bomblet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bomblet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القنابل الصغيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

малокалиберная бомба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bomblet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bomblet
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bombelette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bomblet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bomblet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小型爆弾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bomblet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bombonge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bom bi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bomblet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉम्बलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bombacıklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bomblet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bomblet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малокаліберна бомба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bomblet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bomblet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bomblet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bomblet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bomblet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bomblet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOMBLET»

The term «bomblet» is normally little used and occupies the 129.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of bomblet
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOMBLET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bomblet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bomblet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bomblet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOMBLET»

Discover the use of bomblet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bomblet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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BLU-30/B (Nonhazardous) Bomblet
This report discusses the design and development of the BLU-30/B23 bomblet.
King Spurbeck, HONEYWELL INC HOPKINS MN ORDNANCE DIV., 1968
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The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, ...
Rockeye/Gator/Cluster Bombs Rockeye is an unguided bomblet-dispenser. Unlike most such dispensers, Rockeye is dropped by the airplane carrying it, so the airplane need not fly directly over its target. This weapon was developed by China ...
Norman Friedman, 1997
3
Strategic Bombing by the United States in World War II: The ...
8th Air Force had been closely tuned into the results. Indeed, the first tentative use of incendiaries by the 8th Air Force in 1943 involved these same British configurations. Within a year, a U.S. designed four-pound magnesium-thermite bomblet, ...
Stewart Halsey Ross, 2002
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The Convention on Cluster Munitions: A Commentary
Commentary 2.229 The definition of dispenser clarifies the nature of an explosive bomblet's delivery system. The first part ofthe definition explains the form and purpose ofa dispenser. It is 'a container that is designed to disperse or release ...
Gro Nystuen, Stuart Casey-Maslen, 2010
5
The Eagle in Autumn: A Chronicle of the South China Sea War ...
The bomblet will recognize the target it is programmed to hit. As an example, the bomblets' narrow aperture onboard radar will locate the fuel tank of a plane or a missile payload, and the guidance system will steer the bomblet to that specific ...
Rhoe Mallock, 2005
6
The Soviet Biological Weapons Program: A History
The information provided by former Soviet researchers regarding the Soviet BW bomblet's shape diverges from conclusions drawn by the US intelligence community (IC).The US ICbelieved ittobethe ovalshaped multiple bomblet shownin ...
Milton Leitenberg, Raymond A Zilinskas, Jens H Kuhn, 2012
7
New Scientist
The main bomb contains more than 100 "bomblets", each of which has an explosive charge to penetrate a tank or bomb shelter. As these charges explode, the casing of each "bomblet" fragments into thousands of steel splinters which kill or ...
8
Biological Weapons
below 20UC as this bomblet enters the atmosphere much faster and consequently less re-heating occurs. These calculations show that using relatively primitive heat shields a very effective biological bomblet can be made, which can keep the ...
Sharad S. Chauhan, 2004
9
A Model for Bomblet Ejection from Missiles
Ejection of bomblets from a missile which does not have an active ejector mechanism is studied.
Raymond Sedney, ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD., 1978
10
The Visage of Terrorism: The Hounds of Hell
The first concerns a special type of explosive device named Bomblet-Z, which is three times the size of a toy marble and has a content of radioactive pellets that can spread after the bomblet explodes to cover a radius of a thousand yards and  ...
James Villanueva, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOMBLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bomblet is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Has Glastonbury become a foodie festival?
... plate” consisting of summer pea pakora, beetroot bomblet, horseradish creme fraiche, bulgar, slaw, harissa, mango jus and sizzled halloumi. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
Police warning after World War Two bomblet washed up at Kirkcolm
The bomblet may have come from Beaufort's Dyke, a deep trench in the Irish Sea between Scotland and Northern Ireland, which has been ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
3
London's mayor Boris Johnson energises the election trail writes …
The bombastic blond bomblet burned through three south London seats yesterday morning, two of them Lib Dem marginals. The response? «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
4
Joint Session - A Fashion Show
I remember we were hearing about the bomblet news every day in 2012 and such parliament activities were also there but all ended in smoke. «PakistanHerald, Apr 15»
5
One Woman's Mission to Free Laos From Millions of Unexploded …
Three years ago, Nengyong Yang, a farmer in a remote village in Xieng Khouang, was chopping down a tree when a bomblet embedded in the ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
6
Export Partners Plead Guilty Over Missile Material, Landmine
They began efforts to obtain the military materiel in February 2011, which included M-42 bomblet bodies and trumpet liners, parts necessary for ... «Law360, Apr 15»
7
Explosion at Picatinny Arsenal injures two
In describing a submunition, Turner said, “Think of a bomblet inside of a bigger projectile. It was one of those bomblets that they were working ... «New Jersey Herald, Mar 15»
8
Surrender or die: Ukrainians trapped in Debaltseve pocket as …
A bomblet that landed squarely in the driveway of number 41 Zagorodnaya Street peppered a green metal gate with shrapnel. “I was out when ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
9
Can Libya Survive a Civil War That's Only Getting Worse?
(Mark Hiznay of Human Rights Watch identified the munition as a Russian-origin PTAB-2.5M air-dropped bomblet, used by Qaddafi's air force ... «Defense One, Feb 15»
10
China has new light tank for fighting in mountains in Tibet and other …
They are death traps, because light armour cannot protect against a penetrating RPG, artillery shell, bomblet or other tanks. Even mortars can ... «Next Big Future, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bomblet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bomblet>. Apr 2024 ».
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