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Definition of BLU-82
1. Noun. A reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan.
Generic synonyms: Anti-personnel Bomb, Antipersonnel Bomb, Daisy Cutter, Fragmentation Bomb
Lexicographical Neighbors of BLU-82
| BJT BKN BK virus BLA BLBT BLEVE BLOB BLOBs BLQ BLQs | BLRG BLRGs BLS BLS1 BLT BLU-82 (current term) BLUP BLV BL Lac object BL Lac objects | BLitt BM BMA BMD BMDO BMEP BMI BMJ BMK1 kinase BMOC |
Literary usage of BLU-82
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. U.s. Special Operations Forces: 1992 Posture Statement (1993)
"The BLU-82 Accenting the PSYOP Message Many humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief missions around the world have been supported by ..."
2. Vostok Station: Point of Impact by Plowright, Kerry (2005)
"... versions of the BLU-82 Daisy Cutters - 15000 pound fuel-Air Bombs (FAB), which
exploded just prior to hitting the ground at a height of one to six feet, ..."
3. Land-based Air Power in Third World Crises by David R. Mets (1986)
"... prior to the assault.27 An alternative existed in that there were to be three
BLU-82, 15000-pound bombs aboard C-130s overhead during the assault. ..."
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