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Aerial bomb
Explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An aerial bomb is a type of explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory. Engineers usually develop such bombs to be dropped from an aircraft.
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The use of aerial bombs is termed aerial bombing.