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Molotov breadbaskets

Molotov breadbaskets is the plural of Molotov breadbasket.

Meaning of Molotov breadbasket

Noun

Molotov breadbasket (plural Molotov breadbaskets)

  1. A cluster bomb; a munition that disperses multiple smaller explosives.
    • Our bombardment aircraft dropped this armament in bomb-shaped 250- and 500-kilogram canisters (models AB250 and AB500). These fragmentation bombs proved to be extremely effective against live targets when discharged by a scatter drop (an adaptation of the Molotov “bread basket”).2001, Steven H. Newton, Kursk: The German View, page 187
  2. (specifically) The RRAB-3, a Soviet cluster bomb.
    • “Molotov breadbasket” is a large bomb container which, whirled by its fins, drops low, then sprays out a mass of 4 1/2 pound incendiary bombs.1940, “Soviet army's new weapons”, in Life, volume 8, number 14, page 34

Questions about Molotov breadbaskets

What is Molotov breadbaskets the plural of?
Molotov breadbaskets is the plural of Molotov breadbasket.

Words near Molotov breadbaskets in the dictionary

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