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  • 1bomb — [bäm] n. [Fr bombe < It bomba; prob. < L bombus, a buzzing < Gr bombos, deep and hollow sound: orig. echoic] 1. a container filled with an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical for dropping or hurling, or for detonating by a timing… …

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  • 2bomb — bombable, adj. /bom/, n. 1. Mil. 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. 2. any similar missile or… …

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  • 3bomb — [[t]bɒm[/t]] n. 1) mil a case filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a detonating device or by impact, esp. one designed to be dropped from an aircraft 2) mil any explosive device used as a weapon: a time bomb; a smoke bomb; a car …

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  • 4Pass (ice hockey) — In ice hockey, a pass is the movement of the puck from one player to another, usually by a motion of the stick. A pass differs from a shot, in that a pass is typically weaker than a shot and is not directed at the opponent s net with the… …

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  • 5bomb — I. noun Etymology: French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus deep hollow sound, from Greek bombos, of imitative origin Date: 1684 1. a. an explosive device fused to detonate under specified conditions b. atomic bomb; also… …

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  • 6Long bomb (ice hockey) — The Long bomb, also known as the bomb, the bomb pass or the long bomb pass, in ice hockey is a relatively simple type of pass to accomplish and can be done in many different ways. The term was borrowed from North American football [cite news url …

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  • 7Elitzur-Vaidman bomb-tester — In Physics, the Elitzur Vaidman bomb testing problem is a thought experiment in quantum mechanics, first proposed by Avshalom Elitzur and Lev Vaidman in 1993. An actual bomb tester was constructed and successfully tested by Anton Zeilinger, Paul… …

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  • 8The Population Bomb — Infobox Book name = The Population Bomb translator = image caption = author = Paul R. Ehrlich illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = Population publisher = Ballantine Books release date = 1968… …

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  • 9Car bomb — A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other vehicle and then detonated. It is commonly used as a weapon of assassination, terrorism, or guerrilla warfare, to kill the occupant(s) of the vehicle, people near the blast site, or to… …

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  • 10Mark 82 bomb — Mark 82 General Purpose (GP) Bomb Mk 82 bomb as displayed on USAF website. Type Low drag general purpose bomb Place of origin Un …

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