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• bomb — [bäm] n. [Fr bombe < It bomba; prob. < L bombus, a buzzing < Gr bombos, deep and hollow sound: orig. echoic] 1. a container filled with an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical for dropping or hurling, or for detonating by a timing… …   English World dictionary

• Bomb disposal — Bomb squad redirects here. For the Suburban Legends EP, see Bomb Squad EP. For the hip hop producers, see The Bomb Squad. The long walk :[1] A British Army ATO approaches a suspect device in Northern Ireland …   Wikipedia

• bomb calorimeter — bäm n a calorimeter used to determine the heat of combustion of a substance in a chamber consisting of a strong steel shell * * * an apparatus for measuring the potential energy of food, a weighed amount of the food being placed on a platinum… …   Medical dictionary

• 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 — bombable, adj. /bom/, n. 1. Mil. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft. 2. any similar missile or… …   Universalium

• bomb — I. noun Etymology: French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus deep hollow sound, from Greek bombos, of imitative origin Date: 1684 1. a. an explosive device fused to detonate under specified conditions b. atomic bomb; also… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bomb — bomb1 [ bam ] noun *** 1. ) count a weapon made to explode at a particular time or when it hits something: Bombs fell on the city every night for two weeks. plant a bomb: The bomb had been planted in a busy street. a ) only before noun relating… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bomb — n. & v. n. 1 a a container with explosive, incendiary material, smoke, or gas etc., designed to explode on impact or by means of a time mechanism or remote control device. b an ordinary object fitted with an explosive device (letter bomb). 2… …   Useful english dictionary

• Bomb, ground, 6 lb — The Bomb, ground, 6 lb was a British World War II grenade containing about 2 pints of mustard gas. It was intended to be used to contaminate trenches, dug outs, rooms, observation posts and small enclosures, and on cross roads, narrow defiles,… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — An explosive or other lethal agent together with its container or holder, which is dropped from an aircraft and used to destroy, damage, kill, or injure. The bombs can be high explosive, armor piercing, semi armor piercing, runway denial,… …   Aviation dictionary