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LGB

LGB

7.7
A bomb guided by laser light to hit a chosen target
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : bombas guiadas por láser
  • Pilots must be trained in using the LGB technology to effectively target their missions.

Examples

  • Yelton Rhodes Music, the publisher that publishes some of the "gay songs" that GALA choruses sing, currently lists ninety-five scores in the "LGB specific" section of its catalogue.

    Academic text (2015)

  • An F-15E that was already in theater could carry AMRAAM, Sidewinder, a targeting pod, GPS/LGB bombs.

    Blog text (14)

  • The military deployed several LGB units to enhance the accuracy of their airstrikes.

  • During the operation, the aircraft released an LGB to precisely hit the enemy bunker.

Synonyms

smart bomb
vsLGB
  • Specialized
7 4.0

A bomb that can be guided to hit a specific target

is a specific type that uses reflected laser light rather than other controls
laser-guided bomb
vsLGB
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A bomb that follows laser light to hit a target accurately

is the abbreviation form used to name this exact weapon

Surface Forms

LGB singular
LGBs plural

Morphology

LGB = laser + guided + bomb (semi-transparent) = L + G + B

The initialism is formed directly from the initial letters of the words 'laser', 'guided', and 'bomb', so the relation is straightforward if the expansion is known. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]

Etymology

The word LGB is a short form of laser-guided bomb, a bomb that 'follows' a bright beam of light called a laser to reach its target, so the name tells how it is guided to hit the right place.