English Explanatory Dictionary

butterfly bomb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A German two-kilogram antipersonnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe.

Word forms

butterfly bomb butterfly bombs

Etymology

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

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