ellipsoidal lava

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• bomb — /bɒm / (say bom) noun 1. a hollow projectile filled with an explosive charge. 2. any similar missile or explosive device. 3. Geology a rough spherical or ellipsoidal mass of lava ejected from a volcano. 4. Colloquial an old car. 5. Colloquial a… …