"bunker buster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bunker busters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bunker buster (plural bunker busters)
  1. (military) A bomb designed to penetrate hardened targets or targets buried deep underground. Wikipedia link: bunker buster Categories (topical): Military, Nuclear warfare Related terms: blockbuster, bunker-busting, dambuster Coordinate_terms: earthquake bomb Translations (Translations): 鑽地炸彈 /钻地炸弹 (Chinese Mandarin), bunkkeripommi (Finnish), bunker buster [masculine] (French), Bunkerknacker [masculine] (German), Bunkerbrecher [masculine] (German), bomba penetrująca [feminine] (Polish)

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