Bomb

  • 21bomb — 1 noun (C) 1 WEAPON a weapon made of material that will explode: A bomb was planted at the railway station. see also: atom bomb, hydrogen bomb, letter bomb, neutron bomb, stink bomb, time bomb 2 the bomb used to describe nuclear weapons, and… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22bomb — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, massive ▪ small ▪ cluster, fire (usually firebomb) …

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  • 23bomb — ▪ I. bomb bomb 1 [bɒm ǁ bɑːm] noun 1. cost a bomb informal to cost a lot of money: • a new office development that must have cost a bomb 2. make a bomb informa …

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  • 24Bomb — Adam Bomb (* 1965 als Adam Brenner) ist ein Gitarrist und Sänger aus Seattle (Washington, USA). Bereits 1979, im Alter von 14 Jahren, gründete er zusammen mit Geoff Tate (dem späteren Gründer und Sänger von Queensrÿche) eine Coverband namens… …

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  • 25bomb — n. & v. n. 1 a a container with explosive, incendiary material, smoke, or gas etc., designed to explode on impact or by means of a time mechanism or remote control device. b an ordinary object fitted with an explosive device (letter bomb). 2… …

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  • 26bomb — [[t]bɒ̱m[/t]] ♦♦ bombs, bombing, bombed 1) N COUNT A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area. Bombs went off at two London train stations... It s not known who planted the bomb... Most of the bombs fell in the south …

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  • 27bomb — {{11}}bomb (n.) 1580s, from Fr. bombe, from It. bomba, probably from L. bombus a deep, hollow noise; a buzzing or booming sound, from Gk. bombos deep and hollow sound, echoic. Originally of mortar shells, etc.; modern sense of explosive device… …

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  • 28bomb — 01. Police believe that a [bomb] found outside government offices today was meant for the President. 02. Government soldiers have been [bombing] the guerrilla held area for days now. 03. There have been a number of recent car [bombings] in the… …

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  • 29bomb — noun 1》 a container of explosive or incendiary material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timing or remote control device.     ↘(the bomb) nuclear weapons collectively. 2》 (a bomb) Brit. informal a large sum of money. 3》… …

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  • 30bomb — [[t]bɒm[/t]] n. 1) mil a case filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a detonating device or by impact, esp. one designed to be dropped from an aircraft 2) mil any explosive device used as a weapon: a time bomb; a smoke bomb; a car …

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