bombs (noun)

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• cluster bomb — noun bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely • Hypernyms: ↑bomb • Part Meronyms: ↑bomblet …   Useful english dictionary

• smoke bomb — noun a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position • Syn: ↑smoke grenade • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * noun : a chemical bomb containing a smoke producing substance; especially : any of various… …   Useful english dictionary

• car bomb — noun a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * noun : an explosive device concealed in an automobile for use as a weapon of terrorism * * * 1. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• A-bomb — n. = atomic bomb. Etymology: A (for ATOMIC) + BOMB * * * noun a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) • Syn: ↑atom bomb, ↑atomic bomb,… …   Useful english dictionary

• H-bomb — n. = hydrogen bomb. Etymology: H(3) + BOMB * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized H : hydrogen bomb * * * /aych bom /, n. See hydrogen bomb. [1945 50, Amer.] * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• letter bomb — I noun a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened • Syn: ↑parcel bomb, ↑package bomb • Hypernyms: ↑bomb II verb send an explosive to The Unabomber l …   Useful english dictionary

• stink bomb — noun a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes • Syn: ↑stench bomb • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * noun : a small bomb charged usually with chemicals that gives off a foul odor on bursting * * * a small bomb made to emit a foul… …   Useful english 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

• area bombing — noun an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target • Syn: ↑carpet bombing, ↑saturation bombing • Derivationally related forms: ↑carpet bomb (for: ↑carpet bombing) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• air raid — noun an attack by armed planes on a surface target • Syn: ↑air attack • Hypernyms: ↑foray, ↑raid, ↑maraud * * * noun : an attack by armed aircraft (as bombers) on a surface target * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• parcel bomb — noun a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened • Syn: ↑letter bomb, ↑package bomb • Derivationally related forms: ↑letter bomb (for: ↑letter bomb) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary