smart bomb

noun

, Military Slang.

1. a steerable air-to-surface bomb that is guided to its target by television or a laser beam.

Word History and Origins

Origin of smart bomb¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“It’s still the most subversive comedy in ages, a smart bomb that obliterates its intended target.”

From Washington Times

Just days after the assault by Hamas ignited a new war in the Middle East, shipments of American weapons began arriving in Israel: smart bombs, ammunition and interceptors for the Iron Dome missile-defense system.

From New York Times

Rare earth minerals are essential to the manufacture of computer chips, smartphones, television screens, medical equipment, fluorescent light bulbs, cars, wind turbines, smart bombs, fighter jets and satellite communications.

From Salon

Rare earth metals are essential for the manufacture of a broad range of modern products, including electric car motors, offshore wind turbines and smart bombs.

From New York Times

The United States provided the Colombians with smart bombs and the Colombians flew three light attack aircraft loaded with those smart bombs, followed by five planes loaded with conventional bombs.

From New York Times