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| 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 |
to attack or destroy with a bomb or bombs. [2/4 definitions] |
| bombardier |
one who operates the bombsight and bomb-release mechanism in a bomber aircraft. |
| bomb cyclone |
a cyclone that forms when cold and warm air collide, typically over the ocean, and often in areas outside of the tropics. A bomb cyclone very rapidly intensifies and may bring with it a vast amount of snow or rain as it travels across an area. Bomb cyclones are most common in the winter months. |
| 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. |
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