hydrogen bomb (h-bomb)
61Tybee Bomb — The Tybee Bomb is a 7,600 pound (3,500 kg) Mark 15 hydrogen bomb that was lost in the waters off Savannah, Georgia, USA on February 5,1958. The bomb was jettisoned during a practice exercise after a B 47 bomber carrying it collided in midair with …
62atomic bomb — 1. a bomb whose potency is derived from nuclear fission of atoms of fissionable material with the consequent conversion of part of their mass into energy. 2. a bomb whose explosive force comes from a chain reaction based on nuclear fission in U… …
63A-bomb — Synonyms and related words: H bomb, atomic bomb, atomic warhead, clean bomb, cobalt bomb, dirty bomb, fusion bomb, hell bomb, hydrogen bomb, limited nuclear weapons, nuclear artillery, nuclear explosive, nuclear warhead, plutonium bomb, superbomb …
64H bomb — Synonyms and related words: A bomb, atomic bomb, atomic warhead, clean bomb, cobalt bomb, dirty bomb, fusion bomb, hell bomb, hydrogen bomb, limited nuclear weapons, nuclear artillery, nuclear explosive, nuclear warhead, plutonium bomb, superbomb …
65Atomic bomb — The atomic bomb was a weapon made using enriched uranium, which on detonation caused a chain nuclear reaction involving the fission of atomic particles. Development of the atomic bomb in the United States began after Albert Einstein wrote to… …
66Mark 14 nuclear bomb — Mark 14 nuclear bomb. The Castle Union test of the Mark 14 de …
67atom bomb — [n] nuclear weapon A bomb, backpack nuke*, doomsday machine*, fission bomb, H bomb, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, nuclear bomb, nuke*, thermonuclear weapon; concept 500 …
68Mark 16 nuclear bomb — The Mark 16 nuclear bomb was a large thermonuclear bomb, based on the design of the Ivy Mike, the first hydrogen bomb test fired. The Mark 16 is more properly designated TX 16/EC 16 as it only existed in Experimental/Emergency Capability versions …
69H-bomb — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms H bomb : singular H bomb plural H bombs hydrogen bomb: a type of nuclear bomb …
70atomic bomb — /əˌtɒmɪk ˈbɒm/ (say uh.tomik bom) noun a bomb whose potency is derived from nuclear fission of atoms of fissionable material, with consequent conversion of part of their mass into energy; its explosion is extremely violent and attended by great… …
