airburst bomb

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• airburst — [er′bʉrst΄] n. an explosion of a bomb, artillery shell, etc. in the air …   English World dictionary

• Bomb — A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the exothermic chemical reaction of an explosive material to produce an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. (A nuclear weapon employs chemical based explosives to initiate a… …   Wikipedia

• airburst — An explosion of a bomb or projectile above the surface as distinguished from an explosion on contact with the surface or after penetration. See also types of burst …   Military dictionary

• airburst — noun Date: 1917 the burst of a shell or bomb in the air …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• airburst — /air berrst /, n. the explosion of a bomb or shell in midair. [1915 20; AIR1 + BURST] * * * …   Universalium

• airburst — noun The explosion of a bomb or similar weapon in the air rather than on the ground …   Wiktionary

• airburst — n. explosion of bomb or ammunition in the air …   English contemporary dictionary

• airburst — An explosion of a bomb or a projectile above the surface as distinguished from an explosion on impact with the surface or after penetration. Special fuses are used for this purpose …   Aviation dictionary

• airburst — noun an explosion in the air, especially of a nuclear bomb …   English new terms dictionary

• airburst — air•burst [[t]ˈɛərˌbɜrst[/t]] n. mil the explosion of a bomb or shell in midair • Etymology: 1915–20 …   From formal English to slang

• Mark 10 nuclear bomb — The Mark 10 nuclear bomb was a proposed American nuclear bomb based on the earlier Mark 8 nuclear bomb design. The Mark 10, like the Mark 8, is a Gun type nuclear weapon, which rapidly assembles several critical masses of fissile nuclear material …   Wikipedia