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dirty bomb
countable noun: A dirty bomb is a nuclear bomb that uses explosives to release radioactive material over a wide area.

dirty bomb in American English
a nonnuclear bomb that has been packed with radioactive material so that it will contaminate a wide area when it explodes
noun: a nuclear warhead designed to produce a great amount of radioactive debris by use of a fusion core, fission trigger, and casing of uranium-238

dirty bomb in British English
noun: a bomb made from nuclear waste combined with conventional explosives that is capable of spreading radioactive material over a very wide area

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