Definition of Laser-guided bomb

1. Noun. A smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent. "Laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather"

Exact synonyms: Lgb
Specialized synonyms: Bunker Buster, Gbu-28, Guided Bomb Unit-28
Generic synonyms: Smart Bomb

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laser-guided Bomb

lascar
lascars
lascious
lasciviency
lascivient
lascivious
lasciviously
lasciviousness
lascivities
lascivity
lase
lased
laser
laser-doppler flowmetry
laser-guided bomb (current term)
laser-gun
laser-plasma accelerator
laser angioplasty
laser beam
laser beams
laser coagulation
laser cooling
laser diode
laser diodes
laser disc
laser eye surgery
laser fusion
laser gun
laser guns

Literary usage of Laser-guided bomb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Aerial Interdiction: Air Power and the Land Battle in Three American Wars by Mark (1995)
"... F-4 Phantom (upper right) releases a Mk-84 laser-guided bomb. The arrival of these 2000-pound precision munitions in the theater late in the war allowed ..."

2. Setup: What the Air Force Did in Vietnam and Why by Earl H. Tilford, Jr. (1991)
"... The Weather Dimension, 1 February-31 December 1972," Project CHECO, Headquarters PACAF, 1 October 1973, 7-9. The laser-guided bomb was a standard 500-, ..."

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