smart bomb

/smɑrt bɑm/
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Other forms: smart bombs

Definitions of smart bomb
  1. noun
    a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target
    “smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment”
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    antonyms:
    dumb bomb
    a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target
    types:
    LGB, laser-guided bomb
    a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent
    type of:
    bomb
    an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
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