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bunker buster

or bun·ker-bust·er

[ buhng-ker buhs-ter ]

noun

  1. a laser-guided bomb designed to penetrate deep underground, as into rock or concrete, before detonating.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bunker buster1

First recorded in 1930–35 in the sense of a golfer; current sense dates from 1945–50

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