letter bomb
11letter bomb — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms letter bomb : singular letter bomb plural letter bombs a small bomb hidden inside a letter …
12letter bomb — noun a) An explosive device sent through the post, triggered to explode when the letter or packet is opened. b) A virus contained within an email or similar file. Syn …
13letter bomb — /ˈlɛtə bɒm/ (say letuh bom) noun a small bomb sealed into an envelope to look like a letter, which explodes when opened …
14letter bomb — an envelope containing an explosive device designed to detonate when the envelope is opened by the recipient. Also called mail bomb. [1945 50] * * * …
15letter bomb — noun (C) a small bomb hidden in a package and sent to someone in order to kill or harm them …
16letter bomb — let′ter bomb n. cvb an envelope containing an explosive device designed to detonate when the envelope is opened • Etymology: 1945–50 …
17letter bomb — noun Date: 1973 an explosive device concealed in an envelope and mailed to the intended victim …
18letter bomb — noun an explosive device hidden in a small package and detonated when the package is opened …
19Miles Cooper letter bomb campaign — In the United Kingdom, a series of seven letter bombs were sent during January and February 2007 to various companies and agencies, all related in some way to DNA testing and road transport. Police said that some of the letters were hand written… …
20bomb — bomb1 W3S2 [bɔm US ba:m] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(weapon)¦ 2¦(bad performance/event)¦ 3 be the bomb 4 the bomb 5 cost a bomb 6 make a bomb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from …
