lazy dog bomb
lazy dog bomb noun: a fin-stabilized aerial-bomb-shaped solid-steel slug that is dropped from high altitude aircraft, to achieve kinetic bombardment of the targeted area below. This unpowered ballistic projectile contains no explosives and achieves its aims through kinetic energy strikes alone, typically striking at 500 mph (800 km/h).
Noun
lazy dog bomb (plural lazy dog bombs)
- A fin-stabilized aerial-bomb-shaped solid-steel slug that is dropped from high altitude aircraft, to achieve kinetic bombardment of the targeted area below. This unpowered ballistic projectile contains no explosives and achieves its aims through kinetic energy strikes alone, typically striking at 500 mph (800 km/h).
- Synonyms:
- lazy dog
Synonyms of lazy dog bomb
Forms of lazy dog bomb
| plural | lazy dog bombs |
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Origin of lazy dog bomb
From the airdropped ballistic projectile model "Lazy Dog", generalized to all steel airdropped kinetic bombardment ballistic projectiles.
Words formed from lazy dog bomb
Questions about lazy dog bomb
- What does lazy dog bomb mean?
- Lazy dog bomb means a fin-stabilized aerial-bomb-shaped solid-steel slug that is dropped from high altitude aircraft, to achieve kinetic bombardment of the targeted area below. This unpowered ballistic projectile contains no explosives and achieves its aims through kinetic energy strikes alone, typically striking at 500 mph (800 km/h).
- What part of speech is lazy dog bomb?
- Lazy dog bomb is a noun.
- What is the plural of lazy dog bomb?
- The plural of lazy dog bomb is lazy dog bombs.
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