butterfly bomb

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

butterfly bomb (plural butterfly bombs)

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