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butterfly bomb

butterfly bomb noun: a German two-kilogram antipersonnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe.

Noun

butterfly bomb (plural butterfly bombs)

  1. (historical) A German two-kilogram antipersonnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe.

Forms of butterfly bomb

pluralbutterfly bombs

Origin of butterfly bomb

From the shape of the bomb when its cylindrical outer shell was hinged open.

Questions about butterfly bomb

What does butterfly bomb mean?
Butterfly bomb means a German two-kilogram antipersonnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe.
What part of speech is butterfly bomb?
Butterfly bomb is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly bomb?
The plural of butterfly bomb is butterfly bombs.

Words near butterfly bomb in the dictionary

  1. butterfly ballots
  2. butterfly bend
  3. butterfly bends
  4. butterfly blennies
  5. butterfly blenny
  6. butterfly bomb
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  8. butterfly bush
  9. butterfly bushes
  10. butterfly cake
  11. butterfly cakes

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