kab

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noun

A guided bomb (GBU), in a Soviet or post-Soviet (especially Russian or Ukrainian) military context.

OriginHebrew קב →
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Meanings

kab1

nounkab (plural kabs)

plural kabs

  1. alternativehistoricalunits of measureAlternative form of cab: a former Hebrew unit of volume.

KAB2

nounKAB (plural KABs)

plural KABs

  1. A guided bomb (GBU), in a Soviet or post-Soviet (especially Russian or Ukrainian) military context.

    […] guided aerial bombs (KABs) and MLRS […]

    2026, Julia Brosko, Dancing in The Dark: An art book by artist Alena Grom
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    […] from the "smart" or "precision-guided" missiles, bombs (KABs) and KMGU-2 canister-dispenser displayed at the Dubai Air Show in 1991.

    1978, David R. Jones, The Military-naval Encyclopedia of Russia and the Soviet Union, page 86

KAB3

nounKAB (plural KABs)

plural KABs

  1. abbreviationinitialismautomotiveInitialism of knee airbag.

Origin

kab · noun

  1. Hebrewקב
  2. Englishkab

From Hebrew קב (káv).

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KAB · noun

  1. UkrainianКАБ
  2. RussianКАБ
  3. EnglishKAB

From Russian КАБ (KAB) or sometimes Ukrainian КАБ (KAB), from Russian корректируемых авиационных бомб (korrektirujemyx aviacionnyx bomb) and Ukrainian корегованих авіаційних бомб (korehovanyx aviacijnyx bomb).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bakKBA
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APA

kab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kab

MLA

“kab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kab. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kab.

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