A-bomb |
an atomic bomb. |
airburst |
an explosion of a bomb or shell before it touches the ground. |
arm2 |
to set (a bomb) to explode. [1/7 definitions] |
atom bomb |
see "atomic bomb." |
atomic |
of, relating to, or resulting from an atomic bomb. [1/2 definitions] |
atomic bomb |
a very destructive bomb; atom bomb. Its power comes from the great amount of energy released when atoms are split. |
azimuth |
in gunnery or surveying, the angle of sideways divergence from a standard path or direction, as of a bomb or shell. [1/2 definitions] |
bomb |
a metal shell filled with explosives. A bomb destroys a target by being thrown at or dropped on it. [2/4 definitions] |
bombardier |
one who operates the bombsight and bomb-release mechanism in a bomber aircraft. |
bomb cyclone |
a cyclone that rapidly intensifies in areas outside of the tropics. A bomb cyclone may bring with it a vast amount of snow or rain over an area. |
bombshell |
a bomb. [1/2 definitions] |
booby trap |
a bomb or other explosive device that is well-hidden and wired to explode upon being touched or triggered by an unsuspecting person. [1/2 definitions] |
buzz bomb |
(informal) see "robot bomb." |
crater |
a similar depression in the surface of the earth or other heavenly bodies caused by the impact of falling meteorites or the explosion of a mine or bomb. [1/3 definitions] |
defuse |
to remove the fuse from (a bomb, mine, or other explosive device). [1/2 definitions] |
dud |
a shell, bomb, or the like that fails to explode. [1/3 definitions] |
firebomb |
a bomb designed to start a fire; incendiary bomb. [1/2 definitions] |
fragmentation bomb |
a bomb that scatters shell fragments over a large area when it explodes. |
fusion bomb |
see "hydrogen bomb." |
grenade |
a small bomb that is thrown by hand or shot from a rifle after its fuse is set. |
ground zero |
the land or water surface directly above or below the point at which a nuclear bomb explodes. |