general-purpose bomb

1. 1.

   a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect

   SynonymsGP bomb

   Broaderbomb

   Narrowerblockbuster

Questions about general-purpose bomb

What does general-purpose bomb mean?

general-purpose bomb means "a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect".

What is another word for general-purpose bomb?

Close synonyms include GP bomb. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.