12. Bomb | missile | shell | bullet collocations

a bomb / missile / shell / bullet hits a target бомба / ракета / снаряд / пуля попадает в цель / поражает цель: Multiple-warhead missiles can hit many targets at a time. | The bomb failed to hit its target. | According to first reports, some bombs have hit schools and hospitals. | None of the missiles hit their target.

a bomb / missile / shell / bullet misses a target бомба / ракета / снаряд / пуля не попадает в цель / не поражает цель, ракета пролетает / проходит мимо цели: The missiles missed their target. | All of the missiles missed their target and the attacks resulted in no casualties and little damage to property.

13. cartridge [countable] a small tube containing explosive powder and a bullet for use in a gun патрон

live cartridge боевой патрон

blank cartridge холостой патрон

cartridge case гильза: Kneeling down on the floor, he picked up an empty cartridge case.

spent cartridge стреляная гильза: Several spent cartridges have already been found. | He aimed his rifle, fired a single shot, then ejected the spent cartridge.

14. (live) round (of ammunition) | round of live ammunition [countable] a single shot from a weapon, or a bullet or shell for one shot боевой патрон; снаряд: He had only seven rounds of ammunition for the revolver. | He had a handgun and several rounds of live ammunition. | The soldiers had only twenty rounds left. | Rockets, mortars and artillery rounds rained on buildings.

to fire a round произвести / сделать выстрел: Gunmen fired more than 100 rounds into his black Chevrolet Suburban, killing him instantly. | One of the tanks was firing beehive rounds point-blank. | Then Charlie started firing mortar rounds. | Just prior to our assault, they fired 6000 rounds of artillery and bombed it all morning.

15. grenade [countable] a small bomb that is thrown by hand or fired from a gun граната: In each case the hijackers bluffed the crew using fake grenades. | Tense soldiers detonated concussion grenades in an effort to disperse the crowds. | Simon caught the grenade and hurled it back. | Grenades and mortars rained down on Dubrovnik.

hand grenade a small bomb that is thrown by hand ручная граната: Guerrillas attacked a patrol with hand grenades.

to throw / lob a grenade бросать гранату: A hand grenade was thrown at an army patrol. | My idea of checking out a tunnel is throwing a hand grenade down it.

launch a grenade выстрелить гранату: He was my friend in the team, we were in the field and the army was launching grenades at us.

to pull the pin out a grenade выдернуть чеку гранаты: I pulled the pin out of the grenade.

16. mine [countable] a type of bomb that is hidden just below the ground or under water and that explodes when people, vehicles, or ships touch it мина

to lay a mine устанавливать мину: They learnt how to set ambushes and lay mines. | We were taught about hand grenades and explosives, and how to set ambushes and lay mines in the most effective pattern.

to strike / hit / go over / run over a mine наткнуться на мину, подорваться на мине: The ship struck a mine and sank. | Five sailors were killed when their ship hit a mine. | We'd been providing cover for the convoy, when a vehicle went over a land mine. | He was killed when his tank ran over a mine.

to detect a mine найти / обнаружить мину

to remove / dispose of // defuse / disarm / deactivate a mine обезвредить мину

to clear sth of mines очищать от мин: The US forces were clearing the surrounding area of mines.

to detonate / set off / explode a mine взрывать мину: The driver let the blade down and detonated a land mine.

a mine blows up / explodes мина взрывается

land mine наземная мина, фугас: The story deals with the aftermath of warfare, particularly the devastation wreaked by land mines.

antipersonnel mine противопехотная / осколочная мина

antitank mine противотанковая мина

submarine mine подводная мина

delayed-action mine мина замедленного действия