GENERAL-PURPOSE BOMB

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect

Synonyms:

general-purpose bomb; GP bomb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("general-purpose bomb" is a kind of...):

bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "general-purpose bomb"):

blockbuster (a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block))