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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"
Specialized synonyms: Bunker Buster, Gbu-28, Guided Bomb Unit-28
Generic synonyms: Smart Bomb
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laser-guided Bomb
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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