English > bomb: 5 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | An explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions. |
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| Narrower | 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 235 or plutonium 239) |
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| balloon bomb, Fugo | A bomb carried by a balloon |
| bomblet, cluster bomblet | One of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb |
| bombshell | An explosive bomb or artillery shell |
| briefcase bomb | A bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden / hidden inside a briefcase |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| cruise missile | An unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb |
| depth charge, depth bomb | A bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water |
| 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 only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments |
| gas shell | (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes |
| general-purpose bomb, GP bomb | A large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect |
| grenade | A small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| penetration bomb | A bomb with about 30% 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 |
| remote-control bomb | A bomb that can be detonated by remote control |
| smart bomb | A bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target |
| smoke bomb, smoke grenade | A bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes |
| 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 |
| time bomb, infernal machine | A bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time |
| Broader | explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy |
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| weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition | weapons considered collectively |
| Spanish | bomba, explosivo |
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| Catalan | bomba, tartana |
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| Nouns | bomblet | one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb |
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| Verbs | bomb | throw bombs at or attack with bombs |
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