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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An aerial antipersonnel bomb that scatters shrapnel over a wide area upon explosion.
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- noun military An
antipersonnel bomb that scattersshrapnel when itexplodes
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- noun a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
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