n. 25B6; noun
bombs burst on the runway. : See list.
the world has lived with the bomb : NUCLEAR WEAPONS, nuclear bombs, atom bombs, A-bombs.
(Brit. informal) a new superstore will cost a bomb. : See fortune sense 5.
25B6; verb
their headquarters were bombed : BOMBARD, blast, shell, blitz, strafe, pound; attack, assault; blow up, destroy, demolish, flatten, devastate.
(Brit. informal) she bombed across Texas. : See speed verb sense 1.
(informal) the film bombed at the box office. : See fail sense 1.
Bombs and Mines
See also explosive , projectile . laser-guided bomb
A-bomb letter bomb
acoustic mine limpet mine
atom/atomic bomb magnetic mine
Bangalore torpedo Mills bomb
blockbuster mine
car bomb missile
cluster bomb Molotov cocktail
daisy-cutter napalm bomb
depth charge neutron bomb
doodlebug nuclear bomb/device
firebomb parcel bomb
flying bomb petard
fragmentation bomb petrol bomb
fuel-air bomb shell
fusion bomb smart bomb
gas shell smoke bomb
gelignite stick grenade
grenade thermonuclear bomb/device
hand grenade time bomb
H-bomb torpedo
hydrogen bomb vacuum bomb
incendiary bomb V-1
JDAM (joint direct attack munition) V-2
landmine