"bouncing Betty" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bouncing Betties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bouncing Betty (plural bouncing Betties)
  1. (military, informal) A land mine which is propelled a meter or two into the air before exploding to increase the amount of damage inflicted on surrounding troops. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Military, Weapons Synonyms: bounding mine

Inflected forms

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