aerosol
aerosol container
aerosol can
aerosol bomb
spray can | a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) |
atom bomb
atomic bomb
A-bomb
fission bomb
plutonium bomb | a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium or plutonium ) |
balloon bomb
Fugo | a bomb carried by a balloon, In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America |
| bomb | an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions |
bomb calorimeter
bomb | strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion |
| bomb rack | a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs |
bomb shelter
airaid shelter
bombproof | a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities, used during air raids |
| briefcase bomb | a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase |
Bunker Buster
Guided Bomb Unit-
GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
buzz bomb
robot bomb
flying bomb
doodlebug
V- | a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb |
| car bomb | a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device |
chemical bomb
gas bomb | a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes |
| cherry bomb | a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power |
| clean bomb | an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination |
| cluster bomb | bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area, cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely |
depth charge
depth bomb | a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water, antisubmarine device |
| dirty bomb | an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination |
dumb bomb
gravity bomb | a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target |
fragmentation bomb
antipersonnel bomb
anti-personnel bomb
daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
general-purpose bomb
GP bomb | a large bomb ( to , pounds that is % explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect |
hydrogen bomb
H-bomb
fusion bomb
thermonuclear bomb | a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium |
incendiary bomb
incendiary
firebomb | a bomb that is designed to start fires, is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) |
laser-guided bomb
LGB | a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent, laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather |
letter bomb
parcel bomb
package bomb | a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened |
| megaton bomb | a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT |
microwave bomb
E-bomb | a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings |
Molotov cocktail
petrol bomb
gasoline bomb | a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick |
| neutron bomb | atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast |
| penetration bomb | a bomb with about % explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates |
| pipe bomb | a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe |
| plastic bomb | a bomb made of plastic explosive |
| remoteontrol bomb | a bomb that can be detonated by remote control |
| seal bomb | a small explosive device (resembling a firecracker) that is used underwater in order to frighten mammals away from fishing grounds |
| shoe bomb | an explosive device concealed inside the heel and sole of a shoe |
| smart bomb | a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target, smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment |
smoke bomb
smoke grenade | a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes, used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position |
stink bomb
stench bomb | a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes |
thermobaric bomb
fuel-air bomb
vacuum bomb
volume-detonation bomb
aerosol bomb | a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive, a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb |
time bomb
infernal machine | a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time |
logic bomb
slag code | a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied, when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects, a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb |
turkey
bomb
dud | an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual, the first experiment was a real turkey, the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned |
| bomb blast | the explosion of a bomb |
| bomb site | an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs, they opened a parking lot on the bomb site |
sex kitten
sexpot
sex bomb | a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal |
time bomb
ticking bomb | a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed, India is a demographic time bomb, the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off |
bombard
bomb | throw bombs at or attack with bombs, The Americans bombed Dresden |
| carpet bomb | bomb a large area systematically and extensively, The U.S. decided to carpet bomb Vietnam |
| bomb out | make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs |
| dive-bomb | bomb from a diving airplane |
| glide-bomb | bomb by gliding |