A-bomb

Shortened form of atomic bomb.

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A-bomb (plural A-bombs)

1. (slang) An atomic bomb; a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power.

   Synonyms: atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, nuclear bomb

   Synonym: nuke (slang)

A-bomb (third-person singular simple present A-bombs, present participle A-bombing, simple past and past participle A-bombed)

1. (slang) To bomb with an atom bomb.

• chain reaction
• dirty bomb
• fall-out, fallout
• H-bomb, hydrogen bomb
• neutron bomb
• WMD
• Wikipedia article on nuclear weapons
• Wikipedia article on the "Little Boy" A-bomb
• Wikipedia article on the "Fat Man" A-bomb

• Bomba, bomba