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fragmentation bomb

–noun
a bomb designed to break into many small, high-velocity fragments when detonated.

Origin:
1915–20
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fragmentation bomb  
n.  An aerial antipersonnel bomb that scatters shrapnel over a wide area upon explosion.
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