one of a number of small bombs contained in a larger bomb
bomblet in American English
(ˈbɑmlɪt)
noun
any of numerous explosive, incendiary, or fragmentation bombs packed into a larger bomb or canister that releases or scatters them to explode separately
Word origin
[bomb + -let]-let is a diminutive suffix attached to nouns (booklet; piglet; ringlet), and, by extraction from bracelet, a suffix denoting a band, piece of jewelry, or article of clothing worn on the partof the body specified by the noun (anklet; wristlet)
Examples of 'bomblet' in a sentence
bomblet
The produced green product compacted powder mixture was tested against small caliber shaped charge bomblet for neutralization.
Tamer Elshenawy, Salah Soliman, Ahmed Hawass 2017, 'High density thermite mixture for shaped charge ordnance disposal', Defence Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914716301209. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)