daisy cutter

See also: daisycutter and daisy-cutter

English

Alternative forms

daisy-cutter, daisycutter

Noun

daisy cutter (plural daisy cutters)

(baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A well-struck ground ball.
(cricket) A ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman.
A fast-going horse that does not lift its feet high.
(military, slang) BLU-82 A bomb, known for its ability to flatten a forest into a helicopter landing zone.

Coordinate terms

(BLU-82):

MOAB (massive ordnance airburst) (GBU-43)
MOP (massive ordnance penetrator) (GBU-57)

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