smart bomb
smart bomb · smart bombs
A kind of guided missileA kind of guided missile.
Meaning
3 sensesA kind of guided missile.
A guided air-dropped bomb.
a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target
A weapon that damages or kills all enemies within a large area.
Origin
From smart + bomb. Since the 1980s. Guided bombs are a hypernymous class that began earlieFrom smart + bomb. Since the 1980s. Guided bombs are a hypernymous class that began earlier (with dumber types), but computerized precision-guided bombs called by the name smart bomb were newfangled novelties in the 1980s.
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Forms
plural: smart bombs| Singular | smart bomb |
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Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
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