atom bomb

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1. atom bomb - Noun

2. atom bomb - Verb

Meaning

a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)

bomb with atomic weapons

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Alternative names

atom-bomb

Synonyms

nuke atomic bomb fission bomb plutonium bomb A-bomb nuclear weapon hydrogen bomb neutron bomb fusion bomb daisy cutter aerosol bomb fragmentation bomb depth charge car bomb cluster bomb
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Antonyms

grenade pipe bomb smoke grenade hand grenade fragmentation grenade stun grenade
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Hypernyms

bomb bombard nuclear weapon atomic weapon

Hyponyms

dirty bomb neutron bomb clean bomb

Examples

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent. Charles de Gaulle

The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the U.S. reactionaries use to scare people. it looks terrible but in fact it isn't. Of course, the atom bomb is a weapon of mass slaughter, but the outcome of a war is decided by the people--not by one of two new types of weapon. Mao Zedong

Anyone who is a Palestinian citizen, whether Christian, Jewish or Muslim, should decide together in a very free referendum. There is no need for war. There is no need for threats or an atom bomb either. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

But the first the general public learned about the discovery was the news of the destruction of Hiroshima by the atom bomb. A splendid achievement of science and technology had turned malign. Science became identified with death and destruction. Joseph Rotblat

The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments, on the basis of political and military perceptions. Joseph Rotblat

The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. Harry S. Truman

Close letter words and terms

atoltivimab atom atom blast atom bombs atom cocktail atom feed