"glide bomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glide bombs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glide bomb (plural glide bombs)
  1. A standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces.
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