(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
Bombs went off at two London train stations...
It’s not known who planted the ~...
Most of the ~s fell in the south...
There were two ~ explosions in the city overnight.
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2.
Nuclear weapons are sometimes referred to as the ~.
They are generally thought to have the ~.
N-SING: the N
3.
When people ~ a place, they attack it with ~s.
Airforce jets ~ed the airport.
VERB: V n
~ing (~ings)
Aerial ~ing of rebel positions is continuing...
There has been a series of car ~ings.
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4.
see also petrol ~ , pipe ~