submunition

submunition

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English munition
English submunition

    From sub- + munition.

    Noun

    submunition (plural submunitions)

    1. Any part of a weapon (typically a bomb or missile) that separates from a parent munition before or during employment.
      • 2022 April 21, Lorenzo Tondo, “Russia using cluster bombs to kill Ukrainian civilians, analysis suggests”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
        Bellingcat […] has reviewed some of the pictures collected by the Guardian, confirmed the presence of tail fins of RBK-500 cluster bombs with PTAB-1M submunitions and cluster rocket, launched by BM-30 Smerch.
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