Meaning Of The Word Bomb

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bomb
countable noun: A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
singular noun: Nuclear weapons are sometimes referred to as the bomb.

bomb in American English
a container filled with an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical for dropping or hurling, or for detonating by a timing mechanism
intransitive verb: to hurl or drop bombs
noun: a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft
transitive verb: to hurl bombs at or drop bombs upon, as from an airplane; bombard

bomb in British English
noun: a hollow projectile containing an explosive, incendiary, or other destructive substance, esp one carried by aircraft

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