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airburst [′er‚bərst] (ordnance) Any burst in the air, but usually the bursting of a projectile or bomb above the ground with resulting spray of fragments. Also known as aerial burst. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Air burst 88 mm shells were a
particular hazard but both 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft batteries, used
as super-heavy machine guns, and a gun described as "something
really big" prevented any advance. * Designed with oversized compressed air cannons and reservoirs
that permit high volumes of compressed air bursts to clean the filter
cartridges at frequent intervals
* The Services, with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, should
"procure a contingency arsenal of current successful
special-purpose, non nuclear weapons" such as the recently
developed Massive Ordnance Air Burst bomb;
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