bomb (noun)

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• bomb — ► NOUN 1) a container of explosive or incendiary material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timer or remote control. 2) (the bomb) nuclear weapons collectively. 3) (a bomb) Brit. informal a large sum of money. ► VERB 1) attack …   English terms dictionary

• bomb — noun ammunition, armament, blockbuster, bombshell, charge, detonator, dynamite, explosive, explosive device, fireball, grenade, gunpowder, hand grenade, high explosive, infernal machine, instrument of warfare, mine, missile, Molotov cocktail,… …   Law dictionary

• bomb — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, massive ▪ small ▪ cluster, fire (usually firebomb) …   Collocations dictionary

• bomb scare — UK US noun [countable] [singular bomb scare plural bomb scares] an occasion when people have to leave a place because someone says that there is a bomb there Thesaurus: military or armed attackhyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• bomb — noun 1》 a container of explosive or incendiary material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timing or remote control device.     ↘(the bomb) nuclear weapons collectively. 2》 (a bomb) Brit. informal a large sum of money. 3》… …   English new terms dictionary

• bomb bay — noun : a bomb carrying compartment on the underside of a combat airplane fuselage usually with down swinging doors through which bombs are dropped * * * Aeron., Mil. (in the fuselage of a bomber) the compartment in which bombs are carried and… …   Useful english dictionary

• bomb disposal — noun The act of removing and detonating previously unexploded bombs • • • Main Entry: ↑bomb * * * ˈbomb disposal [bomb disposal] noun uncountable the job of removing or exploding …   Useful english dictionary

• bomb site — noun an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs they opened a parking lot on the bomb site • Hypernyms: ↑site, ↑land site * * * ˈbomb site [bomb site] noun an area where all the buildings have been dest …   Useful english dictionary

• bomb calorimeter — noun strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑bomb • Hypernyms: ↑calorimeter * * * bomb calorimeter noun An apparatus for determining the calorific value of fuels by ignition in a thick walled steel vessel • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

• bomb shelter — noun a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑air raid shelter, ↑bombproof • Derivationally related forms: ↑bombproof (for: ↑bombproof) …   Useful english dictionary

• bomb threat — ˈbomb scare [bomb scare] (also ˈbomb threat especially in NAmE) (BrE also ˈbomb alert) noun …   Useful english dictionary