barrel bomb

English

Etymology

barrel +‎ bomb

Noun

barrel bomb (plural barrel bombs)

1. (military aviation) A barrel filled with explosives, used as an improvised unguided bomb and dropped from a helicopter or airplane.

Related terms

• dumb bomb
• gravity bomb
• iron bomb
• kettle bomb / pressure cooker bomb
• pipe bomb
• roadside bomb
• smart bomb

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: بِرْمِيل مُتَفَجِّر (birmīl mutafajjir)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 桶裝炸彈／桶装炸弹 (tǒng zhuāng zhà dàn)

• Dutch: vatbom (nl) f, vatenbom f
• Finnish: tynnyripommi
• French: bombe baril
• German: Fassbombe (de) f
• Korean: 통폭탄 (tongpoktan), 드럼통 폭탄 (deureomtong poktan)
• Persian: بمب بشکه‌ای
• Russian: бочковая бомба (ru) (bočkovaja bomba)
• Spanish: bomba de barril
• Turkish: varil bombası
• Vietnamese: bom thùng

See also

• IED / improvised explosive device